THE bloated body of a yet-to-be-identified man who jumped into the Lagos lagoon from the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, has been recovered 48 hours after the unfortunate incident.
Media reports state that the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Adeseye Margaret, who confirmed it, said: “The search and rescue operations began immediately the alert of the incident was received at about 2.53 pm, on Tuesday, August 2023, and it culminated into the recovery of the body today, August 10, 2023, by 9.15 am, at the LASEMA end of the lagoon bank.
“The collaborative efforts include that of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Waterways Authority, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASTMA Lagos State Health, Environmental Monitoring Unit and the locals to foreclose the joint operations”.