The police have reported that the body of Palmer’s Point, Lower Mazaruni boat captain, Carl Subratie, 61, who was reported missing on June 18, 2023 was found yesterday.
The search for his body began after he was suspected to have drowned after he failed to return home. He was last known to have dropped off his brother, Anderson Subratie, at Marshall’s Point Backdam.
The police report stated that around 12:00 on Thursday, ranks received information that the body was spotted below Marshalls Falls, Lower Mazaruni River. Upon arriving at the scene, they observed the motionless body of Carl clad in a white T-shirt with green stripes and multicoloured boxers lying face down in the river.
The body was pulled from the river and examined. Several bruises and lacerations were observed about the body including to his forehead. There was also a laceration to Carl’s right knee, a missing left ear and gaping wound to his left forearm. The body was in an advanced state of decomposition.
The remains were subsequently taken to Bartica Regional Hospital where Carl was officially pronounced dead. According to the police, the body is be taken to Parika thence to the Memorial Funeral Home where a post- mortem examination will take place.
Meanwhile the boat captain’s daughter, Sameena Subratie, told Stabroek News yesterday that although currently she is not allowed to share any details about the matter as it is under police investigation, she is nonetheless relieved that her father’s body is found and is waiting on the post mortem result that would determine the cause of death.
Reports are that Carl left his home on Saturday to transport a group of passengers to an interior location like he has done for the past 27 years.
As time went by, the deceased man’s family tried to reach out to him via his cell phone but got no response.
Two days later there was still no answer, prompting some of his family members to begin looking for him at the location that he was supposed to have headed to. Upon arrival, persons at the location told the family that he had left since June 17 to return home. It was at this point that the family decided to make a missing person’s report to the police and a search and rescue effort was subsequently launched. However, since then, all that they have managed to find are some pieces of clothing and other items belonging to the missing man.
His boat was also not found and his relatives became fearful that something may have happened to him while on his way back from his trip.
