Body of fisherman washed ashore at Adzido
The body of a fisherman, who was among four others whose fishing canoe capsized on the sea, at Atsugbor in the Anlogah District, has been washed ashore at Adzido in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region.
This was disclosed to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) by Mr Christopher Mensah, the Assembly Member for Vodza-Adzido Electoral Area.
He stated that the deceased was found on Friday, August 9 at about 8am.
“I was informed on Friday that the lifeless body of a young man was washed ashore in our area where l had directed my unit committee members to follow up with the incident,”Mr Mensah said.
He revealed that the deceased was among the four other fishermen who went fishing on the sea from Ada to Anloga, and were involved in a canoe accident that led to the unfortunate death of the deceased.
Mr Dzava Dzage, a chief fisherman, at Vodza, also confirmed that the four rescued fishermen later identified the deceased as one of their colleagues, who was missing during the canoe wreck.
He said that a delegation, made up of Togbi Nene Kpewu from Ada and Agbotadua Nene Abraham from Tema were among the team who identified the deceased.
Mr Dzage said the incident was reported to the police at Keta, who conveyed the body to the Keta Municipal Hospital morgue for autopsy.
On Wednesday, August 7 at about 11.45 am, five fishermen who went fishing from Tema to Anloga, were involved in a canoe accident and four of them were rescued, whilst one person went missing. -—GNA
