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Salesman’s body fished out of river
The body of a 24-year-old father of one was fished out of the Kuribrong River in the wee hours of Thursday following a boat mishap which occurred on Tuesday morning.
The dead man was identified as Adrian ‘Dr Love’ Glasgow of 13 Railway Line, Industry, East Coast Demerara, who was employed as a Salesman/Bond Clerk at Japarts Mining Company, Potaro, Region Seven.
Adrian Glasgow
According to the Chief Executive Officer of Japarts, Terry Singh, Glasgow’s body was found sometime around 3:00 a.m. yesterday, just a few feet away from where the accident occurred.
Singh said that Glasgow had been employed with the company for the past three months, operating out of one of their establishments which sold Caterpillar machinery among other heavy duty parts in the interior location.
According to reports reaching this publication, around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Glasgow was in the company of 30 other men who were at the time swimming in the Kuribrong River, Potaro.
The man reportedly left the water and took a speedboat which was tied to a stump and headed further up the river.
“He pull off with one speed up the river and the next thing we see is the boat flip up in the air and he went overboard,” an eyewitness said. The source further noted that after the accident, over a dozen men then swam to the scene but were unable to locate Glasgow who was at that time feared drowned.
Meanwhile, Andrew Glasgow, the dead man’s father, told Kaieteur News that about 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, he received a call notifying him that his son was involved in an accident while in the interior. Glasgow recounted that his fears were later confirmed after he visited the head office of Japarts in Croal Street and was told that his son had gone missing since Tuesday after a boat accident.
The still shaken father said that about 1:00 a.m. yesterday he was contacted by an official of Japarts who briefed him with the distressing news that his son’s body was found.
The man said that although he had no knowledge if his son had the ability to swim, he had still held faith for his safe return.
A source from the area affirmed that based on the gashing wounds to Glasgow’s face when he was discovered yesterday, the salesman came into contact with the boat’s propeller when he was flung from the boat.
This publication understands that of the 30 men who were in the vicinity at the time of the mishap, eight of them have provided statements to the police as investigations continue. Glasgow’s body was expected to reach the city last night.
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