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River accident claims two lives
A horrific accident involving two boats in the Demerara River on Sunday night claimed the lives of two men.
The men, Dale Duggin, 23, of Parapee, a community about 25 miles upriver from Linden and Williamson Felix, 37, a St. Lucian, were reportedly on their way to Duggin’s house, around 21:30 hours on Sunday when the boats collided.
Dale Duggin
According to reports Duggin had minutes earlier left his mother’s house, which is located a short distance away from where he was constructing his own home.
He was accompanied by his friend Felix who was contracted to build the house.
‘It was like split seconds after he left home that they meet with this accident.
The boat that run over them was returning from Linden. It run straight over them, licking the engine clean off the boat,” a relative of Dale Duggin reported.
According to the woman, Felix who was the only other person in the boat with Duggin, suffered severe injuries including a broken neck and died in the boat, but Duggin was hurled out of the boat, along with the engine.
The boat that ran over the men was reportedly captained by one Telford Lim, a resident of Malali, a community further up the river.
There were two other persons in Lim’s boat, according to reports.
They escaped with minimal injuries. Duggin’s body was retrieved from the Demerara River, shortly before noon yesterday in the vicinity of Major’s Boat Landing at Wismar, almost 25 miles from where the accident occurred up River.
A few relatives, who were at the Linden Hospital Complex, when Duggin’s body was brought in, cried openly as they viewed the man’s face which was damaged almost beyond recognition. Blood was still oozing from his head and his clenched lacerated hands.
Later, other relatives travelled to Linden, to identify his body.
WILLIAMSON FELIX
One of his aunts appeared severely disoriented and had to be taken for immediate medical attention.
His mother, Melvina Duggin, was reportedly too distraught to make the trip to Linden.
Telford Lim, the Captain of the boat that ran over the men is currently assisting police with investigations. (Enid Joaquin)
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