Nineteen of the 22 passengers were rescued today when a boat capsized this morning in Lagos.
The Marine Police of the Lagos State Police Command in a joint effort with Rapid Response Squad, RRS deployed Operatives and equipment to the third mainland bridge at about 10a.m this morning.
The boat, which was conveying 21 passengers capsized at about 10:00 a.m.
An eyewitness called the OC Marine Police who immediately deployed 7 boats to the scene.
RRS helicopters got the coordinates and mobilised to the scene, leading to the quick rescue of 19 passengers and recovery of the corpse of a woman passenger whose husband fortunately was rescued in the incident.
The driver of the boat abandoned the passengers but police arrested its conductor.
The rescued passengers along with the conductor of the capsized boat have been taken to the Marine Police Office in Keffi, Obalende, Lagos.
The capsized boat has equally been recovered and taken to Marine Police yard while corpse of the dead passenger have been deposited in the mortuary.
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