{"id":42199,"date":"2014-08-27T08:44:46","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T08:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=42199"},"modified":"2014-08-27T08:51:26","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T08:51:26","slug":"six-people-missing-in-daboya-river-boat-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/08\/six-people-missing-in-daboya-river-boat-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Six people missing in Daboya river boat accident"},"content":{"rendered":"
A search team has begun frantic efforts to locate six missing persons after the boat on which they were travelling capsized in the Daboya River in the Northern Region Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Five persons, including the Station Officer of the Daboya District Police, and one of his three children were, however, rescued after the accident.<\/p>\n
According to eyewitness accounts, the passengers, who were mainly traders, were on their way to the market in Tamale.<\/p>\n
They, however, missed the Tamale-bound bus early on Tuesday morning after successfully crossing the river.<\/p>\n
However, on their way back home with their goods, they encountered a windstorm that preceded a downpour.<\/p>\n
Upon reaching the middle of the river, the storm caused the boat to capsize. Rescuers quickly rushed into the river and were able to save only five persons.<\/p>\n
However, the other six passengers, including two children of the station officer, who were supposedly returning to his station at Daboya, are yet to be found.<\/p>\n
The chief priest of the area, whose name has not been given, is said to be leading the team of rescuers to locate the missing passengers.<\/p>\n
When contacted, the Northern Region Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Mr Ebenezer Tetteh, confirmed the story and said investigations were going on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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