Fifty-Eight (58) year old man and his Twenty-two-year old son have lost their lives at Nerebehi in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipal of the Ashanti Region after a canoe capsized on River Offin. The deceased have been identified as Mr. Adama and Yussif Adama. Read: Boy, 5, drowns at airport roundabout after heavy downpour in Ashanti region NPP Youth Organizer Atwima Nwabiagya South Constituency Jude Thaddeus Opoku Takyi who confirmed the unfortunate incident to MyNewsGh.com Ashanti Regional correspondent said the deceased persons were going to farm when the boat capsized by a heavy storm. According to Thaddeus, one person was rescued. Read: Deaf and dumb child drowns after Asamankese downpour He added that all effort by officers from the Municipal (National Disaster Management Organisation) NADMO and some community members including traditional leaders in the community to retrieve the body proved futile. This is not the first time such an unfortunate incident is happening on the River Offin. Meanwhile, the Municipal NADMO Director J T Kwapong said measures have been put in place to retrieve the bodies. Source: mynewsgh.com

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