Bodies of two Corentyne fishermen wash ashore

Pooran Mathoor

The bloated bodies of fisherman, Pooran Mathoor, 39, of Cromarty Farm and his worker, Fernando ‘Rakesh’ Singh, 17, of Bush Lot, Corentyne were found on Monday and yesterday respectively; the fishing boat remains missing.

Mathoor’s wife, Savitri Singh, 32, told Stabroek News that they left home around 2 pm on Saturday and set out to sea in his 30-ft fishing boat from the Eversham koker.

Fernando’s cousin, Melissa told this newspaper that some youths from the village were searching for him