The decomposed body of a cane harvester was fished out of a canal in the cane field in Berbice, Region Six. The man’s slippers were found a short distance away.
Dead is 65-year-old Hukumchand Inshanally also called “Oil” and “Sugrim” of Lot 43 Persaud Street, Rose Hall Town, Corentyne.
He reportedly left home for work on Friday last but never returned.
According to his wife Neerpati Inshanally, her husband was expected home at about 13:00h on Friday last. She said that at about 14:00h, she asked her son to enquire from one of his colleagues if he had left work to go home. According to the grieving widow, her son returned and informed her that he was told that his father was not seen at work on Friday last. The widow explained that she became worried and went to one of her husband’s close friend’s home and he too said that he had not seen Inshanally.
“The foreman said he shared work to him the morning and they leave the backdam like 01:30 to 02:00 so he suppose to be home by that time. Is then I tell him that ‘Oil’ ain’t come home,” the woman related.
She said that his supervisor then explained to her that Inshanally was placed in a new group to work so his regular colleagues might not have noticed him during the day.
The grieving wife said Inshanally would normally walk home from the cane field which is situated at Hampshire, Berbice, instead of waiting on the lorry.
This newspaper was told that Inshanally might have made his way out of the field and took a wrong track, which took him to a field with young cane where there was no bridge to cross.
The corners of the canal are extremely deep after mud was removed to build the dam.
On Sunday, as family members were still searching for the missing man, someone saw a body floating in a canal in the cane field.
Neerpati told this publication that when she enquired from officials at the Albion Estate, she was told that the estate had to investigate the matter.
Meanwhile, the police are also investigating.
