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Excavator operator drowns in Cuyuni River
-relatives not satisfied with ‘accident tale’
Relatives of a Sussex Street man have said that they are not pleased with the investigation which was done into his death since there are conflicting reports of what transpired.
According to reports the body of 34-year-old Troy Corbin was fished out of the Cuyuni River on Sunday after he went missing following a boat mishap on Friday evening. Corbin was employed by MACORP.
Dead 34 year-old Troy Corbin.
The dead man’s sister, Sharon Corbin, told this publication that initially she was told that her brother was captaining a boat on Friday night when it sank after its propeller got caught in a wire rope.
Ms. Corbin said that she was told by her brother’s employers that her brother left his camp at about midnight to get rum from a nearby landing and was only clad in a pair of boxer shorts.
However, the woman said she does not believe that her brother would do something like that.
“I know my brother and given that it was his first experience in the bush he would never leave his camp midnight and more so without clothes.”
She told this publication after much more digging she was then told that the incident occurred on Thursday and that the body was recovered on Sunday. Ms. Corbin added that she was told that after the body was recovered there was difficulty in getting it transported to Bartica.
To add to the relatives’ grief, the man’s body was badly decomposed. However the relatives related that the post mortem examination which was done on the man’s remains revealed that he died as a result of drowning.
But Corbin’s relatives said they feel there is much more to the drowning than was told to them by the man’s employers.
Ms. Corbin said she was told that two other men were with her brother at the time of the incident but miraculously none of the other men sustained even a scratch. This publication was told that the two men were briefly detained by police but released.
The dead man’s relatives are calling on the relevant authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into his death. To date the company which Corbin was employed has only opted to stand the funeral expenses.
Photo saved in server Saturday as Troy
Caption: Dead 34 year-old Troy Corbin.
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