Tag: drown
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SAD! How two Nigerian sisters drown in US while swimming in a beach
Two teenage sisters have died while swimming at New York’s Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn. Aisha Mohammed, 18, and Zainab Mohammed, 17, both originally from Nigeria but now living in the Bronx, were reported missing on Friday night, July 5, in the area of Stillwell Avenue and Boardwalk West after they were seen entering the…
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Sad! Seven drown in Lagos within a week, says PPRO
The Lagos State Police Command has said a total number of seven persons have lost their lives to accidental drowning in different parts of the state this week. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. According to him, the incidents were recorded at hotel swimming pools, a…
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Police recover body of drowned UNIBEN student, arrest two suspects
The Edo Police Command has arrested two students of the University of Benin over the death of their friend, Francis Anuide, who was drowned in Ekosodin river, Benin, where the trio had gone to swim. The arrested students are Samson Kennedy, a 200-level student
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STRANGE! Missing lady found alive after 48hrs in drowned jeep
A woman who had been missing for two days was fortunately discovered alive inside her drowned Jeep. The woman and her jeep disappeared on April 5, and the Longview Texas Police Department immediately put her on its missing persons list. However, a local fisherman at Lake o’ the Pines reported sighting a black car 40…
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Tragedy! 26-year-old man drowns at Lagos beach, body missing
A 26-year-old man Olamilekan Olubusade, had reportedly drowned at Alpha Beach in Lagos while swimming with his friends. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday, said that his body was yet to be recovered as at press time.
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APM Terminal’s security man rescues two drowning fishermen
A security guard of APM Terminals Apapa, Mr Lucky Edafe, has rescued two fishermen who were about drowning as their boat capsized. The Terminal Manager, Mr Steen Knudsen, stated on Sunday in Lagos that the boat capsized due to rough tide. The tide washed the boat to the Apapa berth where the fishermen hung unto…
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Tears flow as three kids of same parents got drowned in Jigawa
Tears flowed as three siblings of same parents got drowned in a river at Gaduwa Kazamaki Fulani Settlement of Guri local government of Jigawa state. The siblings were declaredd missing after they went out with their family’s camels for grazing. They reportedly went to a river located at Kazamaki Village where they were drowned while…
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Two teenagers drown in a pond in Kano
Two teenagers have been confirmed dead after drowning inside a pond in Fako village, Minjibir Local Government Area of Kano State. Sources in the area said the teenagers went swimming in the pond when the incident happened. The Council Chairman, Sale Ado-Minjibir confirmed the incident to newsmen in the state on Thursday. Ado-Minjibir in a…
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Delta final year student drowns in hotel pool few weeks to graduation
A final year Law student at the Delta State University (DELSU), Oleh Campus, identified as Jeffery Tenumah Omatseye, last Friday, drowned in a swimming pool. The incident was said to have happened at a hotel located in nearby Irri community, in Isoko South council area of the state. The deceased popularly known as Jephizzy, who…
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Three children of serving police inspectors drown inside barracks pool
Akwa Ibom Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the drowning of three children of police officers in a pool of water at Eket barracks. Speaking to newsmen, SP Odiko Macdon, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, described the incident as “painful and shocking.” He said that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Amiengheme…