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Man plunges to death in search of lost gold

Nov 21, 2013 News

 

The body of a 42-year-old miner and chainsaw operator was recovered Tuesday night, a day after he fell into a water-filled abandoned mining pit at Big Creek, North West District.
Leroy Creem, of Four Miles, Port Kaituma, reportedly jumped into the pit to recover a large quantity of gold that fell out of his batel.
Kaieteur News understands that Creem went missing on Monday but his body was not immediately recovered even after a search was carried out in the pit.
One of his daughters, Shevon France, who also resides at Port Kaituma, told this newspaper via telephone that she learnt of her father’s demise on Monday afternoon from a cousin who is working in the same area that her father was.
“He say my father went punting and he find some gold about one or two ounces and it slip out he batel and he try fuh jump behind it,” France explained.
She said that she was later told that her two younger brothers were with Creem but there was nothing that they could have done except to run for help.
But by the time help arrived, Creem had disappeared under the water.
“The last time I saw him was last month. He tell me that he going in de back dam and he gun come home fuh de holidays,” France lamented.
The body was expected to be brought last night from the Big Creek Backdam to Port Kaituma where a post mortem examination will be performed.

 

 

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