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Family paid final tribute to missing boat captain
The family member of 53-year-old David Mohan of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara paid their last tribute on Wednesday, to the missing captain who reportedly fell off his boat into the Demerara River on October 31, 2019.
family members at the river shore
The incident occurred behind the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown.
Kaieteur News understands that on the said date, Mohan and his eldest son, in the company of another fisherman, went some distance out in the Demerara River when he reportedly fell off his boat and into the river minutes after complaining about not feeling well.
The man’s niece, Madonna Ghanie, stated that the family has given up all hope of ever locating the missing man. Searches were carried out in sections of the Demerara River and along the Essequibo Coast, however the missing man was never found.
“We search the spot that he went missing, then we went and carried out a search at Essequibo Coast and we still can’t find him. We don’t know where else more to search; we don’t know if he dead or if he alive.”
“According to reports, while on the fishing trip Mohan complained of feeling unwell minutes before he fell into the river.”
“He tell he son that he was not feeling well…Then he tell Christopher to go and bring he pressure tablet that was in his bag. But when he [Christopher] was about to go for the tablets, he saw his father leaning forward to fall into the river.
“When he stretch out his hand to assist him, it was too late.”
Hours after the accident, the son and his friend were rescued by relatives because neither of them was able to captain the boat back to shore, she also disclosed.
The missing man would have celebrated his 53rd birthday on November 17, 2019.
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