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Man, 89, drowns in Mainstay canal

By Staff Editor Fri, June 19 2026, 2:05 AM GMT-4

Police are investigating the death of an 89-year-old man whose body was discovered in a canal near his home at Mainstay/Whyaka on the Essequibo Coast on Wednesday afternoon.

Dead is David France of Mainstay/Whyaka.

According to a police statement, France was last seen alive at about 12.45 pm at his residence. Investigators were informed that he routinely bathed in a canal situated approximately 120 feet east of his home.

Police said that after France was not seen for several hours, checks were made for him at about 3.30 pm. During the search, he was found floating in the canal.

His body was subsequently removed from the water and taken to the Lima Regional Hospital.

The remains have since been transferred to the Suddie Mortuary where they are awaiting a post-mortem examination.

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