The police are investigating the reported drowning of a 31-year-old Linden resident, whose body was discovered in an old mining pit at Banana Landing Backdam, Middle Mazaruni River last Thursday.
The dead man has been identified as Albert Nurse, a resident of Amelia’s Ward, Linden.
The police said enquiries revealed that around 8.30 am on Thursday, one of Nurse’s colleagues returned to his camp and saw him lying in a hammock.