Several drinks of Puncheon rum and a swim resulted in the tragic death of a Fyzabad contractor when divers had to fish his body from a pond.Melvin Glasgow, 53, of New City, Fyzabad, was found floating face-down in the pond by his friend 48-year-old Anderson Paul.
Paul, a labourer from Gheerahoo Branch Road, Delhi Road, Fyzabad, told detectives Blackman and Ramsingh that around 10 am on Saturday, they were drinking rum on the bank of the pond when Glasgow decided to take a swim.
Paul said he went away to buy something and when he returned around 2 pm, his friend was already dead.Crime Scene Investigator Taikan and DMO Carmona visited the scene and found no signs of violence on the victim's body.
The body was taken to the San Fernando mortuary where an autopsy is scheduled for today.
