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Lusignan man allegedly drowns at Annandale
A 29-year-old labourer of Lusignan Pasture, East Coast Demerara (ECD) allegedly drowned on Saturday morning at the Annandale Access Road / Sideline Dam, ECD.
Dead is Jagadhwar Mohan.
The incident occurred between 07:10hrs and 07:25hrs.
According to police, Mohan was in the company of two men, collecting ‘puri leaf’ from a trench in the area when he reportedly slipped into a deep section of the waterway.
“He was later pulled from the water in an unconscious state by the said men, and subsequently pronounced dead by Emergency Medical Technicians who responded to the scene,” police said in a statement.
Mohan’s body was examined by investigators and no marks of violence were found. The body was taken to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home where it awaits a post-mortem examination.
Investigations are ongoing.
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