The body of a labourer, who accidentally fell from a wharf into the Pomeroon River on Wednesday, has been recovered.
Police at Charity, Essequibo Coast have confirmed that the body of Andrew Miguel, a labourer from Manawarin, Barima-Waini, was found floating in ‘Judge Creek,’ an area not too far from where he fell.
Kaieteur News understands that the discovery was made at around 9:00 hrs yesterday after relatives and police mounted a meticulous search to find the missing man.
Miguel was suspected to have drowned after he accidentally fell off the wharf into the river.
According to reports, the labourer and his wife Rose Miguel had traveled to Charity to do shopping. The 39-year-old man reportedly sent his wife home, after telling her he would join her later. The man had reportedly been consuming alcohol at the time of the accident.
He leaves to mourn eight children and his wife of sixteen years.