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The body of 30-year-old barmaid, Roxanne Brewster, was recovered at about 09:50hrs yesterday from the Berbice River, a day after her disappearance.Police are investigating reports that Brewster,Jerseys Wholesale, of Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, fell into the River on Wednesday, while attempting to board a vessel moored at Everton, East Bank Berbice.Other reports indicate that the woman had left her place of employment, the Rainbow Bar, also in New Amsterdam, in the company of two sailors.The two men including the captain of the MV Alexander, which is docked on the bank of the Berbice River awaiting a load of cement, are in custody.The men have reportedly told police that after “drinking” they had invited the woman to their vessel and it was while crossing the gang plank that she fell overboard.They claimed that they spent about 15 minutes searching the river in the dark but did not locate Brewster.The captain then made a report.The woman is survived by a six-year-old son. |
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