Woman perishes after husband reverses off Demerara Harbour Bridge

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The lifeless body of a 22-year-old woman was pulled from a submerged canter truck in the Demerara River several hours after it plunged off the Demerara Harbour Bridgeon Sunday . The body of 22-year old Gangadai Persaud was recovered after painstaking efforts by divers who had to brave high tides and strong current to get to it after it got stuck between the two front seats. Persaud, a mother of a 10-month-old baby resided at Lot 4210 Tuschen Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara (WCD).  Her husband, whose name has been given as Danram Ramdeo Ramlall, 26, managed to free himself while under the water. Up to late Sunday, he was in police custody assisting with the investigation.(Kaieteurnews.com/photo:Kaieteurnews.com)…[+]