The body of fisherman, Ramdeo Samlall who went missing on April 12 was found yesterday at the Belladrum foreshore.
The police say that yesterday at about 11:20 am, an unknown caller called the Weldaad Police Station and reported that a body had washed up at the Belladrum foreshore, West Coast Berbice.
A party of police led by a sergeant visited the scene. On arrival, the decomposed body of a male of East Indian ethnicity was seen lying face down in the mud along the foreshore. The body was clad in a red t-shirt and short pants with no footwear.
The scene was processed and photographed, and the body was examined. However, due to the advanced state of decomposition, no mark of violence could have been detected. The body was then taken to the Bailey’s Funeral Parlour.
At approximately 3.10 pm, Hardai Samlall, a 74-year-old pensioner residing at Lot 14 Harbanspoor Dam, Cotton Tree Village, West Coast Berbice, accompanied the police to Bailey’s Funeral Home at No. 4 Village, WCB. She identified the body to be that of her brother Ramdeo Samlall called ‘Monk’, a 49 year old fisherman living at the said address who had gone missing at sea since April 12, 2024.
Investigations are ongoing.
