Berbice: Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a carpenter, whose body was pulled from a canal at the back of Belvedere, Corentyne on Wednesday afternoon.
The deceased has been identified as 22- year- old, Joseph Bownauth of Toopoo Village, Corentyne.
The man reportedly left his home in the company of two friends to go fishing at the Toopoo Pump Station canal.
However, while standing on a bridge across the canal, he slipped and fell overboard.
His friends alerted persons in the area, who began to search for him.
Bownauth’s body was recovered sometime later.
Residents are calling on authorities to rehabilitate the bridge so that it can be safer for persons to use.
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