HOURS after he was feared drowned, the body of Kenneth Craig called “Buttin’, was fished out of the No. 66 Fisheries Canal, Corentyne, just after 21:45hrs on Friday.
The 40-year-old labourer , of Lot 106 No. 66 Village, was seen earlier fishing , while standing in a boat, along the shoreline about 35 feet opposite the No. 66 Fisheries Complex Wharf.

According to Deonarine Shivnarine, a security guard attached to the fisheries, at around 14:00hrs, Craig suddenly jumped into the Creek and began swimming towards another boat, which was close by. However, it was observed that the labourer suddenly went below the water surface, and failed to emerge.

Initial efforts to find him were unsuccessful. However, his lifeless remains , partially dressed in a three quarter denim pants, were pulled out of the waterway and taken to the Skeldon Hospital where his death was confirmed . The body is currently at the hospital mortuary where a post-mortem examination will be conducted shortly.