A staff in charge of fixing the broken down ferry in Dambai has met his untimely death after drowning while fixing the ferry.
Assembly member for the Dambai Central Assembly, Charles Awuranyi, who recounted the incident to Channel One News said, the ferry got stuck in the middle of Oti River prompting the deceased and another staff to enter the river to fix the damage.
The deceased unfortunately drowned while fixing the ferry. The Assembly Member however called for a permanent solution to the problems on the ferry.
“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.”