A search is underway for a Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne fisherman who went missing in the Corentyne River on Thursday evening.
Missing is Devin Persaud, also known as ‘Richard,’ 24, of Lot 35 Grant 1752 Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne.
Stabroek News was told, that on Wednesday afternoon boat captain Mahendradatt Mukram, 24, of Grant 1802 Crabwood Creek, along with a crew comprising Persaud, Azeem Naipaul also known as ‘Chunku’, 27, of Grant 1780 Crabwood Creek, Rakesh Deonarine, also known as ‘Winkas’, 47, of Grant 1803 Crabwood Creek, Imran Baksh, also known as ‘Steve’, 26, of Grant 1803 Crabwood Creek and a 16-year-old, of Grant 1802 Crabwood Creek Corentyne, left in fishing boat ‘Raghnie,’ bearing licence number BV 04389, to go fishing.
However, yesterday morning lawmen were told that on Thursday around midnight while fishing in the Orealla Channel, located in the Corentyne River, Persaud jumped overboard to hold a shore line.
However, about 10 minutes after some crew members heard Persaud calling out twice for help.
According to the boat captain, he turned around the boat and immediately headed towards Persaud but as they approached him he somehow lost the life jacket he was holding on to and went below the surface.
The crew members launched a search but were unsuccessful in locating Persaud. As of yesterday afternoon police had launched an investigation and were continuing the search for the man.
