GDF refuses to clarify if latest rank to die by drowning was on duty By  Staff Reporter |   March 24, 2014 Share on facebook   Share on twitter   Share on google   Share on whatsapp Private Dellon Sancho who met his death when the boat he was in capsized in the New River THE Guyana Defence Force has refused to confirm if Private 21066 Dellon Nero was on duty when he met his demise on Saturday afternoon in the New River on the Corentyne in Berbice, where he was posted to perform defence duties. A GDF bus makes its way to the home of the late Private Dellon Nero Private Dellon Nero had been working with the GDF for the past seven years, according to relatives. He reportedly drowned when a boat in which he was travelling toppled in the river. This publication was unable to confirm whether Nero was alone in the GDF boat, but the craft was reportedly in the area where ranks would usually carry out their security and patrol operations. The Guyana Chronicle was told that the father of one w