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The family and friends of 33-year-old Herwin Godoy now have closure after his body was retrieved from the Belize River in its course near Grace Bank. The employee of Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital lost his life after going under and never resurfacing on Sunday, April 18. He and other persons went to the river bank for some recreational time and according to his brother, Andre Godoy, he saw when Herwn finally entered the water. Unfortunately, Herwin had some difficulties making his way across the river and decided to turn around and head back to the river bank. It is during this time that the current seemed to have pushed down on him and he began to fight for his life against the water.
Apr 20, 2021
Herwin Godoy
This morning the body of thirty-three-year-old Herwin Godoy was recovered from the river, only about a hundred yards away from where he went down on Sunday afternoon. His body was caught in a net placed within the river at the end of the search day on Monday. Just after six o’clock this morning, the family was called and informed of the recovery as they prepared to head to the site for a second day of searching. Natasha Requeña says that the family finally has closure and his body will be laid to rest on Wednesday.
Apr 19, 2021
Herwin Godoy Sr.
An employee of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital lost his life on Sunday afternoon while swimming in the Belize River in Grace Bank. Despite frantic efforts to save him, he was pulled away by the undercurrent. Today the search continued for his body. News Five’s Duane Moody reports.
Duane Moody, Reporting
From as early as five a.m. today, family, friends and residents from the community lined the banks of the Belize River, others joined personnel from the Belize Coast Guard as searches occur to recover the body of thirty-three-year-old Herwin Godoy Senior.
Chief Petty Officer Tyrone Edwards, Belize Coast Guard