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Relatives and close friends of fisherman Kumar Narine were in mourning yesterday after his bodyConfirmed dead: Kumar Narinewashed ashore at Hampton Beach, Essequibo,Craig Hartsburg Jersey, even as the search continued for three other occupants of the vessel which capsized in the Essequibo River on Saturday.Narine’s body was identified by Rasheed Khan, called ‘Boza’, who owns one of the fishing vessels that was attacked by pirates, and who the missing men were going to assist when their own vessel capsized.“I feel really sad about all this,” said Khan, whose younger brother,Brandon Saad Jersey, Shafeek Khan, is one of those still unaccounted for.When told that police had reportedly retrieved a box containing some $100,000,Michael Jordan Jersey, Khan surmised that the money belonged to the lone survivor,Scott Hartnell Jersey, Ganeshwar Reddy called ‘Smallie.’He said that Reddy was in the habit of walking with large sums of money.Narine’s sister,Corey Crawford Jersey, Devi, was inconsolable when Kaieteur News contacted her last night.“How I can take this? He is my only brother,” she lamented. Narine, 33, hailed from Strathsphey on the East Coast of Demerara, and leaves behind two sons, aged 21 and 18.Sill missing are Narine’s 33-year-old cousin, Damodar Khemraj, called ‘Rackoo’; Shafeek Khan, called ‘Baby’,Jarret Stoll Jersey, both of Strathsphey, East Coast Demerara and Richard Smith, 38, of Da Silva Street, Kitty.Khemraj is a taxi driver while Smith works with the owner of the capsized boat.The men were taking a boat engine to pirate attack victim Rasheed Khan and his stranded crew when their own vessel capsized in rough waters off the Suddie Coast.One of the rescuers,Marcel Goc Jersey, Ganeshwar Reddy,Brian Elliott Jersey, of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, was rescued on Sunday and was admitted to the Suddie Hospital.He told Kaieteur News that he survived by clinging to a five-gallon bottle and floating in the rough waters for several hours.Between Friday and Saturday, authorities have reported that 15 fishing boats were attacked and robbed by pirates just off the Pomeroon River, in Region Two.The fishermen were badly beaten and in some cases locked in their boats.Government officials said that all of the fishermen, said to be numbering around 19,Ryan Reaves Jersey, have been accounted for and that law officials and others are stepping up security. |
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