Man dies in Bayelsa boat mishap

A boat mishap on Sunday claimed the life of a 27-year-old man in Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa state, NAN reports.

The man died after a canoe conveying him and one other person capsized at the creek near the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Yenagoa.

The victim died before rescue could come his way, but the second passenger in the boat survived the accident.

Sources said the canoe capsized following violent waves caused by a passenger speedboat that sped past as the ill-fated boat was crossing to the other side of the creek.

Asinim Butswat, spokesperson of Bayelsa police command, confirmed the incident.

He said that the corpse of the deceased had been deposited at the FMC mortuary.