The body of the Corriverton fisherman who allegedly fell overboard on Sunday was yesterday morning discovered in the area where the incident happened in the Corentyne River in the vicinity of Orealla Village.
Fisherman, Shunny Jagessar, 42, of Albert Street, Corriverton, and another fisherman, Rajesh Moses, 50, of Lot 1 ‘A’ Number 79 Village, Springlands, departed the Springlands foreshore in a wooden vessel en route to Orealla Village to fish Sunday around 9 am.
Stabroek News was told, that Moses informed police that around 2 pm they were on the eastern side of the riverbank fishing – he was at the bow area while Shunny was at the back of the boat driving – when he heard a splash in the water.