Man who Rescued Pregnant Woman from Flood Drowns in River at Ondo State
An unidentified young man, drowned in a river during a downpour on
Friday night at Eyin Ala area of Akure, the Ondo State capital.
PUNCH reports that an eyewitness said the man met his untimely
death after he rescued a pregnant woman who fell into the river during
the downpour and was about to be swept away.
According to the eyewitness, during the downpour, the whole area
was flooded and the pregnant woman was passing by when she fell but that
the ‘Good Samaritan’ rushed at her and saved her from slipping into the
river.
He said, “During the heavy rain, everywhere was flooded in the
area and it was very difficult to identify the road from the river. As
the pregnant woman was passing through the flooded road, she suddenly
fell into a gutter beside the river
“As she was struggling to get out of the flooded gutter, the
man (deceased) rushed at the woman and rescued her from being swept into
the river but unfortunately the woman was rescued while the rescuer was
swept away by the river.”
When contacted on the matter, the Police Public Relations Officer
of the Ondo State Command, Femi Joseph, confirmed the incident and said
the command had commenced investigation into the matter.
He said, “It’s very unfortunate that the incident happened and
the man died while trying to rescue another person. We have yet to know
the identity of the deceased but we have recovered the corpse and
investigation has begun.”
The PPRO added that the corpse had been deposited at the morgue of the Ondo State Specialist Hospital, Akure.