Commander of Region Six Superinten-dent Jairam Ramlakhan, when contacted yesterday, explained that he had dispatched a team to the location but the tide had already risen, once more covering the coffins that had appeared.
He noted that no official report was filed to the police about the sightings.
However, residents who provided Stabroek News with photographs, explained that this had happened several times in the past as even their parents and grandparents had told them about it as the site is believed to have served as a burial ground.
Based on information gathered, some seven coffins with what appeared to be skeletal remains were seen.
Narendra Ramsammy, 43, of Number 70 Village, Corentyne, who lived in the area for his entire life, recalled that as a young boy when they would often visit the foreshore and would play with washed up skulls and coffins.
According to him, his grandparents had told him that the coffins and remains were buried at the location since the1800s. “That is an old burial ground and all the years that pass the dirt wash away and them coffins and so does show up when the water gone out,” Ramsammy explained.
Meanwhile, after news broke that the coffins had washed up, young residents within the community eagerly rushed to the location to get a glimpse. Pictures and videos were posted arrived on social media causing more persons to be interested in the sightings.
