A D’ Edward, West Bank Berbice man lost his life last Tuesday while assisting two fishermen to search for their stolen engines along the Berbice River.
Relatives had believed that the man, Hafeez Khan was beaten to death but police sources said foul play has been ruled out after a post-mortem examination proved that he died by drowning.
Khan, a former mechanic in the US, was at the time escorting the fishermen, Harry Ramnarine and Ramgsammy