Pandemonium broke out on Monday, at Baracuda Beach, Abraham Adesanya, Ajah area of Lagos State when two yet-to-be-identified fun seekers drowned while trying to rescue another person from being swept away by the high current.
It was gathered that the victims were part of fun seekers and beachgoers who thronged the beach for the Boxing Day Celebration in Lagos.
The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the sad incident.
The bodies of the victims were yet to be recovered as of the time of filing this report.
“The Agency responded to distress calls concerning an incident at the above location, (Baracuda Beach, Abraham Adesanya, Ajah),” Oke-Osanyintolu stated.
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