Missing fisherman’s body found at Mosquito Creek

Otaheite fisherman Neil Ramkhelawansingh's body washed ashore along Mosquito Creek La Romaine on Tuesday monrning. Neil went missing while on a fishing trip at sea on Monday night.
Otaheite fisherman Neil Ramkhelawansingh's body washed ashore along Mosquito Creek La Romaine on Tuesday monrning. Neil went missing while on a fishing trip at sea on Monday night.

UPDATE:

THE search for missing fisherman 39-year-old Neil Ramkhelawansingh ended yesterday morning when his body washed ashore near the Shore of Peace Cremation Site (Mosquito Creek) in La Romaine.

Shortly before 7 am, fishermen who were searching for him spotted the body and contacted relatives and police. Neil was not married and had no children. Ramkhelawansingh and a neighbour Richie Mohan, 26, both of Bay Road in Otaheite, near South Oropouche, had gone fishing in the Gulf of Paria on Monday. Ramkhelwansingh, who could not swim, fell overboard from a pirogue named RJ.

Mohan recalled that they were pulling up a fishnet at about 10 am.
“My back was turned to him and the water was choppy. As I was about to engage the engine, I turned around and he was not on the boat. I started to look for him in the water and could not find him. I did not hear him bawl out or anything because I was close to the engine. Even if he did, I would not have been able to hear,” Mohan recalled.

Mohan, who was also Ramkhelwansingh’s close friend, said they left about 5 am. They were accustomed to fishing together.
Despite the death, Mohan said he will continue to fish, as it is his livelihood.
“We have to live, so that cannot stop me.”

Ramkhelawansingh’s brother Nash, 33, told Newsday that on learning Neil was missing, fishermen immediately went to search at sea. At sunset on Monday, they called off the search but returned early yesterday morning.
“At about 7 am we (relatives) went down when fishermen spotted the body. There were about seven boats with men looking for him.

“My brother was a quiet man, a nice person. If you asked anyone around here, they will tell you that. We know that he and Richie were real partners and (Richie) is very shaken,” he said.
The body was taken to the mortuary of the San Fernando General Hospital, where an autopsy was expected to be done.

San Fernando police are investigating.

ORIGINAL STORY:

THE search for missing fisherman 39-year-old Neil Ramkhelawansingh ended this morning when his body washed ashore near the Shore of Peace Cremation Site (Mosquito Creek) in La Romaine.

Shortly before 7 am, fishermen who were searching for him spotted his body and contacted relatives and police.

Neil was not married nor had children.

Ramkhelawansingh and a neighbour Richie Mohan, 26, both of Bay Road in Otaheite, near South Oropouche, had gone fishing in the Gulf of Paria on Monday. Ramkhelwansingh, who could not swim, fell overboard a pirogue named RJ. Mohan recalled that they were pulling up a fishnet at about 10 am when the tragedy occurred.

"My back was turned to him and the water was choppy. As I was about to engage the engine, I turned around and he was not on the boat. I started to look for him in the water and could not find him. I did not hear him bawl out or anything because I was close to the engine. Even if he did, I would not have been able to hear," Mohan recalled.

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