Malabar man drowns

Newsday understands that the man identified by police as Evan Modeste of Concord Gardens in Malabar, got into an altercation with the men at Hart’s Cut Bay, Chaguaramas.

After the fracas he was seen talking to a friend, to whom he handed his cellphone. He then went into the sea and at about 9.40 am, began experiencing difficulty and disappeared under the water.

Coast Guard and emergency services were immediately alerted and a search was conducted.

It was not until 4.20 pm on Carnival Sunday, that Coast Guard officers found his body. The body was fished out of the sea and taken to the Forensic Science Centre in St James where an autopsy was performed, after relatives identified the body.

The autopsy, done by Dr Eslyn McDonald- Burris confirmed that the man died as a result of drowning.

Samples were taken by the pathologist to confirm whether or not he had been intoxicated at the time of his death.

Cpl Moses is continuing investigations.