A staff member responsible for repairing the broken-down ferry in Dambai has tragically drowned while attempting to fix it.
Charles Awuranyi, the Assembly Member for Dambai Central, recounted the incident to Channel One News, explaining that the ferry became stuck in the middle of the Oti River.
This prompted the deceased and another staff member to enter the river to address the issue. Unfortunately, the staff member drowned during the repair attempt.
Awuranyi has called for a permanent solution to the ferry’s ongoing problems.
“The incident occurred around 3 pm yesterday [ Friday, August 1] when the ferry carrying goods and passengers got stuck after an engine failure.
The engineers decided to check, and the fault was detected so two of the staff decided to go and fix the fault underwater.”
“Unfortunately, one of the staff drowned and was retrieved from the water and has been sent to the Worawora Hospital for preservation.
This issue would not have occurred If authorities had properly fixed the ferry. It is really affecting us here. So, we are pleading for the ferry to be put into a good condition.”
