After a thorough search rescue teams on Tuesday morning located the car that a woman had driven straight into the Saramacca River the day before. They managed to pull the car out of the river and found the car of the 30-year-old driver inside of it. After a thorough search rescue teams on Tuesday morning located the car that a woman had driven straight into the Saramacca River the day before. They managed to pull the car out of the river and found the car of the 30-year-old driver inside of it. Private divers and divers from the Fire Department Suriname (KBS) managed to pinpoint the exact location of the car with assistance from the Maritime Authority Suriname (MAS). The district commissioner of Saramacca, Sherin Bansi-Durga pointed out that this tragedy had happened before in her district. “This is the second time that this has happened,” said the DC. The parents of SI had notified the police that their daughter had gone missing. They also told the police that SI drove a Toyota Rush, the same type of car that was pulled out of the river by an excavator. The body of the female driver was taken to the morgue after it had been identified by relatives. The district commissioner made it clear that “suicide is never an option.” “We must raise awareness regarding this issue. There is always a solution no matter the problem that you have. There are institutes and people who are willing to listen to people who want to talk about their problems,” said DC Bansi-Durga who offered her condolences on behalf of President Chandrikapersad Santokhi. …[+]