The search continues for the body of a Guyana Defence Force soldier who disappeared in the Pomeroon River on Sunday night.Derwin Simon, a GDF Coast Guard,Cheap Jerseys China, who was on duty at the time at Wakapoa, in the Lower Pomeroon River, is feared drowned, after he allegedly jumped overboard in an attempt to retrieve his hat, which had fallen into the river.The GDF in a statement issued yesterday said that one of its ranks stationed at the Floating Base in the Pomeroon River is missing and presumed drowned.“Ordinary Rating (OR) Darwin Simon and two other ranks had just finished mooring their boat alongside the Floating Base at midnight on Sunday when it is reported he fell into the river. Efforts by the ranks to save him were unsuccessful. Searches are currently in progress to recover the body and a Board of Inquiry has been established,” the statement said.Reports emerging from Pomeroon are that Simon,Cheap Jerseys NFL China, who reportedly hails from the bauxite mining town of Linden,NFL Jerseys China, along with 13 other Coast Guards,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, was stationed at Wakapoa,Cheap NFL Jerseys, at the mouth of the Pomeroon River, when he apparently jumped overboard and never resurfaced.According to reports Simon had shouted for help, which alerted his colleagues’ attention and attempts to rescue him were hampered by the rising tide.Apart from the GDF personnel,Cheap NFL jerseys China, residents at Wakapoa have mobilised a search team in an attempt to recover Simon’s body.
