Police ranks in Regional Division 4B are investigating a report of an alleged drowning of 28-year-old Kester Guilliams, of Lot 61 Bent Steet, Wortmanville, Georgetown, which occurred on Sunday (13th January 2023) at about 16:19 hrs at a creek along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway.
In a statement the police said enquiries disclosed that the deceased and some of his friends went to the creek, where they consumed alcohol and socialised. At about 15:30 hrs, Guilliams left to swim in the water and shortly after, they received information that someone was encountering difficulties in the water and disappeared underwater.
Public-spirited persons formed a search party, and Guilliams’ motionless body was later found in the creek.
The Police said the body was removed from the creek and examined, but no marks of violence were seen. The body was taken to the Diamond Hospital and pronounced dead by Doctor Barker.
The body is presently at the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, awaiting a post-mortem examination.
