Army officials remain tight-lipped on the findings of an investigation into last December’s boat collision in the Cuyuni River, which claimed the lives of two soldiers.
Contacted on Monday, an army spokesperson declined to say whether the investigation was complete, but stated that the Army hierarchy would not comment on the report until it has been submitted to the Defence Board.
Corporal Wesley Hopkinson and Private Colwyn Harris perished last December when a GDF boat in which they and four other ranks were traveling collided with a civilian vessel.
It is alleged that after the collision, the occupants of the civilian vessel headed towards the Venezuelan border.
An army statement said that four of the soldiers were thrown into the river by the force of the collision and two of them made it back to the boat while Hopkinson and Harris did not.
The ranks were all stationed at the army’s Eteringbang base.
However, reports at the time indicated that the soldiers might not have been on duty when the collision occurred.
The Army’s Chief of Staff, Commodore Gary Best had stated that disciplinary action would be meted out if any illegality was unearthed.
In addition, there were also reports that the Army vessel was unlit at the time of the crash.
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