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Tragedy struck the NPA Waterside successful Warri, Delta state today after a canoe carrying passengers from Sandfill II capsized aft collision with an motor boat.
A 19-year-old lady, Chinaza, is inactive missing conscionable arsenic divers and section fishermen are searching the NPA stream for her body.
According to eyewitness, the incidental occurred erstwhile the canoe collided with different woody motor vessel mid-stream with respective passengers onboard astatine the clip of the accident.
Chinaza, an Ibo woman aged 19 reportedly sank and could not beryllium recovered owed to her inability to swim.
A 7-year-old lad who was besides successful the vessel with his parent and sibling survived the mishap by swimming to safety.
Miss Favour, person of the missing miss who was besides connected the ill-fated vessel narrated that the motor vessel operator had reported himself to Marine Police, NPA and was taken into custody for questioning.
“The operator weh jam america study himself to marine police,” she said.
Rescue efforts were ongoing astatine property clip arsenic divers and section fishermen searched the NPA stream for Chinaza’s body.
Authorities person yet to merchandise an authoritative connection connected the incident.
The mishap has renewed calls for stricter information enforcement connected Warri waterways, including usage of beingness jackets and regularisation of vessel speed.
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