Pilot, cargo loader confirmed dead

20th January, 2014

TIMEHRI - The bodies of the Pilot and cargo loader of the ill-fated Trans Guyana Cessna Caravan were found just after 7:00hrs this morning at the site of the wreckage.

Dead are Canadian-born Blake Slater, the pilot, and  Cargo Loader, Dwayne Newton. The pilot was found in his seat.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said GDF Special Force Officers arrived at the scene this morning and are in the process of clearing the area to extract the bodies.

The aircraft went down on Saturday morning after taking off from Olive Creek, en route to Imbaimadai in the Mazaruni district.