Wismar boat captain missing after allegedly being pushed overboard by passengers

Police in Regional Division #10 are investigating the disappearance of a boat captain of Silver City, Wismar, who was allegedly pushed overboard into the Demerara River by two passengers who both appeared to be of unsound mind.

Missing is Elick Alexander, 55, who is feared drowned.

In a statement, the Guyana Police Force said that the incident leading to the man being pushed overboard occurred around 01:00 hrs yesterday morning in the Demerara River, about 40 feet off the

Wismar shore in Linden.

Alexander is the captain of a blue and white passenger boat that operates from the Wismar shore to the Mackenzie shore.

The police said enquiries disclosed that around 01:00hrs yesterday morning, Alexander was on the Mackenzie shore awaiting passengers when a 25-year-old unemployed man of Amelia’s Ward Mackenzie, and a 24-year-old unemployed man of Red Cresent Road,

Mackenzie, boarded the boat for the Wismar shore.

While the boat was about 40 feet off the Wismar shore, Alexander was allegedly shoved out of the boat and submerged under the water. The boat then proceeded north on the Demerara River.

The incident was reported to the police at 01:10 hrs, and Deputy Superintendent De Hearte, Inspector Lewis, Detective Sergeant Jacque, and other ranks visited the scene around 01:20 hours.

De Hearte, the police said, then launched a drone, and during an aerial search, the boat was located in the vicinity of Spieghtland.

The boat was then brought to shore along with the two suspects, and they were told of the allegation, arrested, and escorted to Wismar Police Station and placed in custody. The boat was searched, but nothing of evidential value was found. The boat was photographed and lodged.

Searches were carried out in the Demerara River for Alexander, but he was not located up to last evening.