A
yet-to-be-identified middle-aged man has drowned after reportedly jumping into
the Lagos Lagoon in the early hours of Tuesday.
Punch gathered that the deceased
jumped into the lagoon after trekking on the Third Mainland Bridge inwards
Lagos Island.
It was
learnt that the man was rescued by some fishermen and officials of the Lagos
State Waterways Authority.
A member
of the rescue team, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity,
said despite efforts by paramedics to resuscitate the victim, he eventually
passed on.
He said,
“The man jumped into the lagoon around 7.24am. He was rescued by some fishermen
and transported to Ebute Ero by LASWA officials. After several hours of trying
to resuscitate him, he, unfortunately, passed on.
“The man’s
identity could not be ascertained. He apparently resorted to the action out of
frustration. His body was handed over to officials of the State Environmental
Health Monitoring Unit.”
This is the latest in a series of
suspected suicide attempts off the third mainland bridge.
In June
2018, there were reports of a woman who allegedly jumped off the bridge into
the water.
In the
same vein, a medical doctor, Allwell Orji, jumped to his death into the lagoon
in March 2017.
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