5 Dead, 6 Rescued In Canoe Disaster On Afram River

Rescue operations are still underway at Azietsi-Korpe, a fishing community near Agyata village in the Afram Plains South District of the Eastern Region, to retrieve the body of one person who drowned with 11 others.

The unfortunate incident occurred on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at Agyata Electoral Area.

Twelve people were crossing the river from Azietsi-Korpe to Agyata when their canoe capsized and they drowned.

Personnel from the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Police, Fire Service, and Ambulance Service responded to the scene and rescued six people, including four female adults and two male adults.

Five bodies, including three elderly women and two young girls, were retrieved and confirmed dead.

Alfred Owiredu-Agyeman, the Eastern Regional Operations Director of NADMO, said all efforts will be made to retrieve the last person.

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