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Guyanese man drowns after jumping into Takatu River to escape bee attack
Kaieteur News- A 20-year-old Guyanese man drowned in the Takatu River, which separates Guyana and Brazil, on Monday, after he plunged overboard to escape a bee attack.
Dead: Narendra Mark Persaud.
Dead is Narendra Mark Persaud.
Brazilian media reported that the incident occurred around 12:45h, near Porto São Paulo.
Officers from Brazil’s 5th Independent Border Military Police Company (5th CIPMFron), as well as firefighters, started searching on Monday for Persaud but his body was located Tuesday morning.
His body was taken to the Forensic Medical Institute (IML) in Boa Vista, where an expert examination will be performed before it is released for burial. (Folha BV)
(Guyanese man drowns after jumping into Takatu River to escape bee attack)
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