31 years old Footballer drown in Bayelsa flood, corpse recovered two days after

A 31 years old footballer, Earnest Peremobowei, has drowned in raging flood at Yenebelebiri community in Yenagoa local Government area of Bayelsa state.

The Corpse of the deceased was however recovered two days later and deposited in the Morgue at the Federal Medical Centre.

NAIJA LIVE TV gathered that the deceased, who is known footballer and has won laurels with several local teams including the Internal Grace Football Club which emerged winner of the last State Governor’s Cup tagged Prosperity Cup. He was also voted the third best highest goal scorer in the tournament.

It was gathered that he was on his way to the Yenebelebiri community located across the state capital in company of five persons when their boat smashed into the Government Jetty Barge and they lost control. He died a mishap after saving five other occupants of the boat.

The Junior brother to the deceased, Earnest Komboye, who confirmed the incident to NAIJA LIVE TV said the brother died of exhaustion after saving five occupants of the boat,” He was in company of five other persons who were trying to cross over to the Yenebelebiri community to check the level of flood to their houses and properties.”

“Due to the high current of the flood, they lost control of the boat when they smashed into the Government Jetty Barge. He was the only one that knows how to swim well and he rescued the five persons with him. I think he was exhausted and was washed away by the current.”

He also confirmed the last person rescued by his late brother is at the Federal Medical Center, Yenagoa for treatment.

Komboye, said the loss of his brother to flood is painful and a huge loss to his wife and two children, aged between 10months (girl) and 3yrs (boy),” the family is appealing to the State Government to assist the deceased’s children and the family at this trying moments.”

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