Tag: drown
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Sad! Three pupils drown in Vietnam river
Three girls have drowned while swimming in a river in Vietnam’s central Ha Tinh province, local media reported on Wednesday. The three victims, who were all six graders of a local school in Ha Tinh’s Duc Tho District, drowned while taking a bath in river on Tuesday afternoon, local newspaper Phap Luat (Law) quoted…
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Two siblings drown in Ebonyi River
Two siblings in Ebonyi state, Emmanuel and Christopher Chiaha, have reportedly drowned in Ndibe beach, Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state. According to reports, the two brothers left their house around 3 pm on Sunday, February 2nd to jog but didn’t return. When they did not return after several hours, the community organised…
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Photo: Man drowns attempting to propose to girlfriend underwater
A man has drowned attempting to propose to his girlfriend underwater during their “once-in-a-lifetime” holiday. Steven Weber dived into the ocean to pop the question to Kenesha Antoine through the window of their submerged cabin in Tanzania. Video footage shows Mr Weber pressing a piece of paper against the glass with the message: “Will you…
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Corps member, 26, drowns in Bauchi river
A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Bauchi, Joseph Adebayo, who went on a picnic to celebrate the end of his service year on Thursday got drowned in Gubi river in the outskirts of Bauchi metropolis. Bauchi State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Kamal Datti, who confirmed the incident to the News…
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Panic as nine NYSC members drown in Taraba river
Nine corps members serving in Gashaka local government area of Taraba state drowned at a river while on picnic in Taraba State. Police said seven bodies were recovered Sunday, 24 hours after the accident. Two more were yet to be recovered. Gashaka is near the Mambilla Plateau. It was leaent that the sudden increase in…
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Protest: Student drowns in Bayelsa
Ekowe, a student of Public Administration at the Federal Polytechnic ,Bayelsa State, simply known as Ade, has drowned in a river close to the institution. Ade reportedly drowned in the river bordering the polytechnic on Sunday, was said to have gone to the river to take his bath and to fetch water for domestic use…
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New Year tragedy! 200 Nigerian migrants, others drown in Mediterranean Sea – IOM
It was a tragic start to New Year for migrants from Nigeria and other countries as hundreds of them crossing to Italy and Spain were feared dead in the Mediterranean Sea, the International Organisation for Migration has said. IOM’s Public Information Officer in Libya, Christine Petré, reported that the boats carrying the migrants departed from…