Police are investigating the death of a 37-year-old miner, Royan Casey, which occurred on Wednesday last at Ekereku River.
Investigations revealed that Casey was employed with Simeon Seaforth as a Pitman at Oban Backdam and would experience bouts of seizures.
However, at about 05:00hrs yesterday morning, Casey went to the General Manager, Dexter John’s camp and asked for a flight to take him to Georgetown since he was feeling unwell.
At about 06:00hrs, John left with Casey via boat towards the Correira airstrip. Whilst on their way and about 15 minutes from the airstrip, Casey began gasping for breath and told John that he was unable to breathe. He suddenly leaned forward and became motionless.
The body was taken to the airstrip, and a report was made to the Ekereku Police Station at about 08:30hrs. Police examined the body at the airstrip for marks of violence, but none was seen.
Casey’s body was then taken to Georgetown via aircraft and thence to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, where it awaits a post-mortem examination.
