In Guyana, 4 individuals disappeared after a canoe capsized on the Maroni River | EUROtoday

Four individuals are lacking after a canoe overturned, Saturday January 31 within the morning, on the Maroni River, in western Guyana, on the border with Suriname, we realized from the gendarmes and the prefecture.

The canoeist and two academics who had taken place on board this boat carrying college academics had been capable of attain the financial institution, the gendarmerie instructed Agence France-Presse (AFP).

But 4 individuals are nonetheless lacking, reported on the social community

Search operations are underway, with rescue sources supported by a Dragon civil safety helicopter, the identical supply stated. The territory of Suriname begins on the financial institution of the Maroni positioned reverse French Guiana, the authorities of the neighboring nation have been knowledgeable.

The authorities added that the sub-prefect of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni was going there by airplane, accompanied by the nationwide training inspector. “The Minister for Overseas Territories, Naïma Moutchou, is monitoring the situation carefully”made his companies recognized on X.

Upstream of the Maroni, the street community is not related to the coast and several other localities are solely accessible by canoe, a very fashionable mode of transport. In June 2025, the capsize of a ship on this river precipitated the dying of seven individuals, together with three youngsters.