The Ministry of the Presidency has revealed that on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at approximately 8:10 hours, Private W. Zamora, an enlisted rank of the Venezuelan Armed Forces (VAF), was found dead in the Cuyuni River, Cuyuni –Mazaruni Region.

A statement from the Ministry noted that the partly decomposed body was discovered approximately 250 metres down river from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) location at Eteringbang, in the Cuyuni River by a member of the Guyana Police Force (GPF).

It was noted that the Officer had been conducting patrols in the area at the time.

The VAF location Commander at Ankoko Island was informed and told members of the GPF that Private Zamora went missing on Monday January 18, 2016, when he fell into a tributary of the Cuyuni River in Venezuela.

The Guyana Chronicle understands that the GPF conducted investigations and the body was handed over to the Venezuelan military.