RANKS of the Guyana Police Force are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an unidentified male of mixed ancestry, believed to be between 65 and 70 years old, whose body was discovered floating in a drainage trench at the intersection of High and Princess Streets, Georgetown, on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

At about 15:20hrs, a rural constable observed the body and immediately alerted ranks at the Brickdam Police Station. Upon arrival, police ranks fished the body from the trench. The man was clad in a blue shirt-jac, black long pants, and a pair of black long boots with his trousers partially lowered to the knees.

A Gazetted Officer and a party of police ranks visited and processed the scene. The body was examined, but no marks of violence were observed on the exposed parts of the body.

The deceased was escorted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation where he was officially pronounced dead by a doctor on duty. The body was subsequently taken to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home where it is being held pending identification and a post-mortem examination. (GPF)