Nude man found drifting in sea

A 22-year-old man, who was found nude and drifting in the Gulf of Paria late Thursday afternoon, was rescued by two fishermen and taken to the Point Lisas Port, where he attempted to escape. He was apprehended by two estate constables and later handed over to officers of the Chaguanas Police Station. Reports revealed that around 5.30 pm on Thursday, two fishermen were returning from a fishing expedition  five miles off the Gulf of Paria, when they saw a man drifting in the sea. The man appeared dehydrated and almost lifeless.

He was rescued and placed in the fishing boat and taken to the Point Lisas Port. The skin on the man’s body appeared to be sun burnt and his heels were cracked and filled with sores. He told the fishermen that he is 22-years old and is from Success Village, Laventille. He also gave a name, but when officers attempted to locate relatives of the man at Laventille none could be found and no one claimed to know the man. Newsday learned that the man was taken to the Chaguanas Health Centre where he was treated for dehydration.