Body of missing American tourist recovered

Thomas Carstens Jr

The body of Thomas Carstens Jr, the United States (US) tourist who went missing after the boat he had joined for a fishing trip reportedly capsized earlier this week in the Rupununi River, Region Nine was recovered yesterday.

Stabroek News was reliably informed that a search team which consisted of members of the Joint Services made the discovery sometime yesterday at an area on the Rupununi River.

The body was to be transported to Lethem yesterday.