A Pomeroon man who was fishing in his canoe in the Upper Pomeroon River, died after a speedboat collided with his canoe.
The autopsy revealed that he died from compound blunt trauma to the back of his head and drowning.
The man was identified by police as Harold Edwards, 62 of Karawab Village, Upper Pomeroon.
According to the Regional Commander, Superintendent Khemraj Shivbaran, on Sunday last around 19.45 hours, Edwards was in a canoe fishing in the Upper Pomeroon River, in Karawab Village, when two brothers who were heading home in a speedboat after watching a game of cricket in the Pomeroon area, collided with Edward’s canoe.
One of the brothers was captaining the boat at the time.
When the captain felt the impact of the collision he turned back to see what he had hit, but there was no sign of the canoe or anyone to indicate what may have caused the collision.
When the brothers arrived home, they reported what transpired in the river to the toshao of the village and he reported the matter to the police.
The police attended the location of the accident and recovered the canoe along with the dead man who was taken out of the river. The two brothers were placed in police custody for 72 hours and later released.
Investigators say the file concerning the matter will be sent for legal advice.
