A man is fortunate to still be alive after falling through the Parika wharf on the Essequibo River.
Premchan Panday told Stabroek News that on Tuesday, he disembarked the Bartica ferry and was walking onto the wharf to meet a friend when he fell through a wooden section and landed in the river.
As a result of the incident, the visibly-distressed man said he lost his vaccination card, $20,000 cash, and his cellphone, which all floated away.
He subsequently reported the matter to the Transport & Harbours Department (T&HD), hoping for some recompense, but officials there told him there was nothing that they could do.
Panday fully blames the department for his losses since there were no signs to indicate that that part of the wharf was damaged. He’s also pleading with the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security to assist him with a donation since he had lost his money and is unable to return to Bartica.
Attempts by this newspaper to contact T&HD proved futile.
