NIWA Rescue Two Sand Miners In Calabar As Boat Capsizes

Two sand miners were rescued by the Calabar Area Office of the National Inland Waterways Authority after their boat overturned while in transit.

Mr. Bola Oyebamij, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, NIWA, said this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos.

Oyebamij noted that NIWA, while on routine water patrol at about 5.00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 4, received a distress call about Sand Miners who were overtaken by rough tidal waves along the Calabar channel.

“The patrol team, on receipt of the call, immediately swung into action and was able to promptly rescue the two young men who were almost drowned and were gasping for breath at the point of the incident.

“Though their sand boat with the contents was completely submerged, the victims aged between 23 and 25 were resuscitated and handed over to their families,” he said. (NAN)