49-year-old Osbaldo Milton Correa drowned yesterday near the Pueblo Viejo ferry in Corozal. Correa's cause of death was indicated to be inhalation of fluids consistent with drowning. Today police told us that the ferry that operates in that part of the river was absent as it had been under renovation.
Hilberto Romero - Sr. Supt.-Deputy, NCIB
"On Wednesday the 19th day of February 2020 around 2:30 pm Corozal police responded to a report at the Pueblo Viejo ferry Corozal where reports were received of a body floating in the river. Police visited the area where they found Milton Correa motionless in the river he was retrieved from the river and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The post-mortem has been conducted which revealed that he died from drowning. Information is that he came to the ferry and attempted to swim across. At some point halfway, he had some difficulties and he went under. Thereafter his body re-surfaced. No foul play is suspected."
Reporter
"Sir why did he swim across?"
Hilberto Romero
"There was some delay with the ferry which is under renovation and he decided to swim across."
