Volta Lake capsized boat: 12 rescued, 7 found dead, still counting

Coverghana.com.gh can report that, so far, eight (8) females, and four (4) males totalling twelve (12) persons were found alive in a capsized boat on the Volta Lake at Havorkope in Kwahu Afram Plains North District of the Eastern Region.

According to the Assemblyman for the area Mr. Gershon Akorlie, the rescue team after the sad incident found seven (7) dead bodies who are all females.

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Speaking to Coverghana.com.gh news team, the Assemblyman said, the search for the remaining dead bodies are still underway.

He explained that, the seven bodies found dead have been deposited at the mortuary in Asikuma after official report to the Ghana Police Service.

Mr. Gershon Akorlie said, three boats from the Havorkope set off from Dzemeni around 2pm in the afternoon of Thursday. Two of the boats arrived safely but one did not come. Upon further interrogation, they realized that, the third boat capsized in the middle of the river.

Immediately, a rescue team got to the scene around 8pm – 9pm in the night where some of the people in the boat were saved.

Meanwhile, some of the people on board were able to swim ashore, while the rest cannot be found.

It’s reported that, about thirty (30) persons were on board before the incident happened.

The incident happened at Todzie while the capsized boat was moving from Dzemeni to Havorkope on Thursday, 14th April, 2022 between 4pm to 5pm.

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He noted that, since the sad incident happened, no government officials including National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) have reach out to support.

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The residence of the area are appealing to the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), government and the general public to come to their aid.

SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh