Miner killed after tripping ‘gun trap’ during gold hunt

A HUNT for gold by three relatives on Sunday ended in the death of 22-year-old Amsey Evans, a gold miner of the Pomeroon River, when he tripped on a ‘gun trap’ at about 0900 hrs at Toroparo Backdam, Cuyuni River.

Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle yesterday afternoon while at the Bartica Police Station, Robert James, the dead man’s cousin related that he along with his father and Evans decided that they were not going to work on Sunday but to search for gold away from their own camp.

James recalled that while walking through the jungle his father was leading the way but stopped short to relieve himself and Evans continued walking while he followed a short distance behind.

According to him, while walking they heard an explosion and when they looked they saw Evans lying on the ground and they immediately rushed to his side. And from what they saw, according to James, Evans was shot with what appeared to be a shotgun between the waist and thighs.

He said that the impact shattered the man’s scrotum and penis but after the blast he was still alive. James related also that after they rushed to Evans’ side they began to panic but rushed him to a nearby camp where a man had a vehicle.

They then journeyed to one of the landings dozens of miles away before joining a boat and then another vehicle to travel to the Bartica Hospital. James told the Chronicle that throughout the journey up until half hour before reaching the hospital the man was alive.

He recalled communicating with Evans during the journey who kept asking how far they were from the landing. He said that the injured man then began complaining of acute pain and difficulty breathing.

Yesterday the police from the Bartica Police Station accompanied the men back to the area where the incident occurred to carry out their investigations. A post-mortem is expected to be carried out on the body of the 22- year-old sometime this week.

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