At least seven passengers have been confirmed dead in a boat accident on the Volta Lake in the Afram Plains area in the Eastern Region.
The deceased include five females and two males.
The boat which was carrying 20 passengers from Dzemani to Havekope capsized after a heavy storm on the Volta Lake, the police confirmed on Easter Friday (15 April).
Thirteen passengers survived in a rescue mission conducted by local fishermen, eyewitnesses said.
The bodies of the deceased have been deposited at a private morgue for autopsy and preservation.
The Eastern Region police spokesperson DSP Ebenezer Tetteh told Asaase News that investigations have commenced into the incident.
Listen to DSP Tetteh in the attached audio file below:
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