IN another investigation being conducted by the same division, a post-mortem performed on the body of the fisherman who was discovered at the Mahaica foreshore revealed that the young man had died as a result of drowning.

His father had indicated to the Guyana Chronicle one day before his body was discovered that the 25-year-old could not swim, and when they heard that he had been tossed overboard by pirates in Suriname they began to fear the worst.
The captain for the vessel on which the young man had worked at the time the pirates attacked is the lone survivor; and he told investigators that, based on the pirates’ accent, he is confident that they are Guyanese.

Days after the piracy attack in Suriname, the ill-fated vessel was discovered in Guyanese waters, and that prompted the relatives of the missing fishermen to launch a search for them.

At the moment, there are still three of the fishermen who remain unaccounted for.

The men were allegedly attacked, beaten, chopped and thrown overboard by pirates who robbed them of their catch and engines two weeks ago.