Ernest Peremobowei, has reportedly died while trying to rescue victims of a boat mishap in the raging flood of Bebelebiri Community, in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
According to eyewitness accounts, the canoe which was conveying him and six other persons from the Federal Medical Center waterfront capsized because it could not withstand the current of the raging flood.
Speaking on the issue the brother of the deceased Earnest Komboye, confirmed the incident.
He said, “Due to the high current of the flood, they lost control of the boat when they smashed into the Government Jetty Barge.
He was the only one that knew how to swim well and he rescued the five persons with him. I think he was exhausted and was washed away by the current.”
The victim had already relocated his family to an IDP camp because the flood had taken over his house. So, while returning home, he boarded a canoe with six others when the current of the raging flood capsized the boat.
He is survived by his wife and two children, aged between 10 months (girl) and 3 years (boy).
