A platoon of GDF Special Forces was flown into Mahdia from Timehri yesterday to join the ground search for the missing Britten Norman Islander that lost communication with Air Traffic Controllers on December 28, 2014, a release from the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority said last evening.
Further, six villagers from Chenapau joined the search party at Mahdia. The release said that they will be inserted by helicopters to an area of interest at sunrise today as long as there is no inclement weather. Captain Nicholas Persaud and cargo handler David Bisnauth were aboard the Air Services Limited plane.
Over the past three days, Special Forces’ ranks, Guyana Forestry Commission officers and Line cutters have been extensively combing a large area between North Fork and Black Water rivers, the release added. If the search proves futile, additional areas will be examined.
