The partially decomposed body of an unidentified man was found floating next to the Anna Catherina seawall, West Coast Demerara on Tuesday at about 16:40hrs.
According to a statement from Police Headquarters, an unknown person contacted the Leonora Police Station and reported that the body was spotted.
“On arrival at the scene, the ranks observed the body, a male of East Indian descent, floating about 20 feet away from the seawall,” the Police reported.
The man was wearing short pants and a green shirt. The body was then fished out of the water. Police said no mark of violence was seen on the most exposed parts of the body.
The scene was photographed and several persons were questioned.
The body was taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital and later taken to the Ezekiel Funeral Home and is awaiting identification and a post-mortem examination.
