Fire Service, safety businesses be a part of search to rescue drowning man, teenager in Aba

The males of Abia State Fire Service and different safety businesses have joined the search to rescue two residents of Aba who drowned inside an open gutter at Ukwu Mango, Faulks Road, Aba, on Sunday.

Samaritan who was making an attempt to rescue a teenage lady from a gutter had on Sunday slipped into the gutter, earlier than being swept away , alongside the lady.

Following the incident, residents of Faulks Road and different sympathisers in Aba launched a search to rescue the victims, however couldn’t discover them on Sunday.

Unfortunately, the search and rescue efforts couldn’t yield any end result, elevating the fears that the victims could have been swept into the Aba River.

However, officers of the Abia State authorities, led by the Abia State Fire Service, joined the search on Monday, combing the waters within the gutters.

Also, personnel of the Nigerian Police Force arrived on the scene Monday morning to regulate the gang.

At the time of this report, the victims had not been discovered , even because the rescue efforts have been nonetheless ongoing.

When contacted by journalists, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of the Abia State Command, DSP Maureen Chinaka promised to get again to the press.