Corentyne youth allegedly drowns while hunting for wild ducks

A tragic incident has occurred in Number 71 Village, Corentyne Berbice, where a 19-year-old boy, Yodesh Inderjit, has drowned while hunting for wild ducks.

Yodesh, a carpenter, set out with two friends around 3:00 PM to pursue ‘wisy wisy’ ducks along the sea dam in the village on Monday.

His father, Loknauth Narine, told the News Room that he was informed by a man at a supermarket around 4:00 PM that his son had drowned. Without hesitation, Narine rushed to the scene to investigate.

Upon arrival, he was directed to the area where Yodesh had reportedly drowned. Narine, along with others, searched the vicinity and quickly found Yodesh submerged in the water. Despite immediate efforts to save him, Yodesh was pronounced dead at the Skeldon Public Hospital.

Yodesh’s mother, Roopawattie Latchman, firmly believes that her son did not drown, as he was an experienced swimmer. She expressed concerns about conflicting accounts from his friends regarding the events that unfolded.

According to one of the friends, while they were swimming, one of them fell into a deep section of the water.

Roopawattie mentioned that while the other guy was helping the one who got stuck in deep, her son was waiting behind.

“Then he tell me that he nah know if when he was holding they guy he fire one kick soild on Yodesh stomach and he go down,” she said.

Roopawattie highlighted that this was Yodesh’s first hunting trip with these two friends, as he had previously gone out with other groups without issue. She emphasised that her son had no known conflicts with anyone in the area.

Roopawattie is calling for a thorough police investigation to clarify the circumstances surrounding her son’s untimely death.

“Me want to know exactly what happen to me son because me nah please with this wah happen. To me own feelings, me son nah drown and dead because he know fuh swim and dive,” she stated confidently.

An investigation is currently underway.