TWO days after the boat he was in capsized in the Essequibo River, the body of 54-year-old Lakeram Kuber known as ‘Ramesh’ was recovered by residents on Saturday morning.

Kuber was a well-known businessman of Belleplaine Wakenaam, Region Three. He was the father of two and relatives are still trying to come to grips with the tragedy. Kuber was popular on the island especially for his shipping business.

The body was taken to the Wakenaam Cottage Hospital and officially pronounced dead and is now at Sandy’s Funeral home awaiting a post mortem examination.

Kuber, the boat’s captain, Feroze Amin, and another man, Floyd Dazzell, were returning from Supenaan on the Essequibo Coast when the boat capsized. The men were in a 100 HP Yamaha outboard engine boat

The men decided to swim to the Wakenaam shore, but only Dazzell and Amin made it there safely. Police Headquarters had reported that the incident occurred at about 23:00hrs along the Essequibo River.