GUYANA Defence Force (GDF) Chief of Staff, Brigadier Mark Phillips met recently with the father, mother and surviving relatives of the late Private 21066 Dellon Nero.According to a GDF release, the Army Chief conveyed to them the findings of the GDF’s investigative team that was dispatched to the New River area on Sunday, March 23, in an effort to bring closure with regard to the loss of their loved one.
A post mortem performed last week on the remains of the father of one revealed that the cause of death was consistent with drowning.
At the time of his demise, the late Private Nero had been deployed to the GDF border Base at Camp Jaguar, in New River.
His remains were laid to rest on Friday, March 28 last.
Nero, who has been in the Army for the past seven years and couldn’t swim, drowned when a boat in which he was travelling toppled in the river.