Three corpses pulled out of water following boat accident
The corpses of medical students who drowned at the Marina Resort in Calabar, Cross River State, were pulled out of water on Monday. Marine police identified the corpses as those of two males and a female —students of Ahmadu Bello University, Niger Delta University, and University of Uyo.
Gyogen Grima, Cross River state commissioner of police, said local residents living around the resort helped in the recovery. He said, “Today, I want to let you know that the three bodies have been recovered and have been delivered to us.
“When the bodies were sighted, our Marine Police raced to the scene and with joint effort, the bodies were recovered and we are taking them to where they will be preserved for now.
“The governor is already taking some actions as you can see the resort was shut down yesterday, that is to tell you that this incident is being taken seriously.”
TheCornet gathered that 14 medical students were on a boat cruise last Saturday when the incident took place.
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Eleven of the revelers were rescued. The students were from various universities across the country and had gathered to attend the NIMSA annual Health Week in Calabar.
