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Man found dead in Black Bush trench died from asphyxia
Timothy Simon, the man who was found floating in a trench at his worksite at Black Bush Polder where the company is undertaking road construction works in the No. 43 Village/ Yakusari area, died from drowning and Asphyxia.
Dead: Timothy Simon
That was the result of the post mortem examination conducted yesterday by Dr. Vivikenand Brijmohan at the Skeldon Hospital. Asphyxia is described as suffocation as a result of physical blockage of the airway or inhalation of toxic gases, causing a lack of oxygen and unconsciousness which could be caused as a result of drowning.
Simon, called ‘Pakaloo’, 23, of Adelphi, East Canje, Berbice, had been working with the company, H. Nauth and Sons Civil Engineering Contractors Company, for more than five years.
Family members were not satisfied with the conclusion of the autopsy since they were not allowed to view the procedure.
Simon lived with his mother Debbie Simon, a weeder at the Rose Hall Estate, in a modest abode.
The woman told the media that she was not too happy with the response from the company so far. She said that they were informed that her son and about seven others were working at a site at Black Bush. Timothy Simon was asleep and the others were swimming. She said that they were told that Simon suddenly awoke and told the others that they could not do what he could do and jumped into the trench. Reports revealed that the workers told them that the man swam to the one end and was on his way to the other side when he suddenly disappeared.
His colleagues said that after not seeing Simon, they dived and retrieved him. He was not moving and had mud in his nose. The men said that they tried CPR, but to no avail.
He was taken to the Skeldon Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Relatives said they were told that when Simon was found he had on his underwear only.
The family still wants answers as to why his bag and everything inside was soaked and “dinged up.” However, the green jersey he was wearing when he left home was missing and no one could give an account for it.
“We have a lot of questions to ask. Would he go swimming with all of his clothes on? If not, how come his clothes got soaked? How come he was found with his underwear alone? Where is his missing green jersey?” the man’s relatives asked.
They said that when they saw Simon at the Skeldon Hospital, one of his hands was holding on to his underwear and he had mud in his nose.
“If they had done CPR, how come mud was still in his nose?” his mother questioned.
The family stated that they are not satisfied with the information they were fed by the company so far and with the investigation done by the police.
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