Police in Regional Division 10 are investigating the death of a logger who was struck by a falling tree branch on Saturday at a logging concession along the Mabura Road, Upper Demerara River.
Dead is 63-year-old Chris Hall, called “Chatch”, a logger and skidder operator of Grant Sand Road, Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara.
According to a statement from the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Hall was working within the concession at 43 Miles, Mabura Road, on November 15, 2025, when a tree branch fell and struck him. He subsequently became motionless, and the incident was reported to the Police.
Ranks later visited the scene, and Hall was transported to the Linden Hospital Complex, where he was examined by a doctor and pronounced dead.
The body has since been taken to the Pensioners’ Mortuary, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination. Investigations are ongoing.
