A 16-year-old boy Temedi Yerimene, has drowned in the ravaging flood at Igbogene Community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa.
The flood pushed the remains of the teenager into a deep canal in the area and they have yet to be recovered.
It was learnt that the deceased, in company of his playmates, went swimming in the rising water close to the Bayelsa Ecumenical Centre.
He was said to have been overwhelmed by the high current of the flood which pushed him into the deep drainage channel.
Efforts by the community search party to locate the remains proved futile as half of the community has been submerged.
The mother of the deceased known in the area as Mama Caro, in tears, said the tragic incident happened at about 11a.m. on Monday while she went to market to get ingredients for preparing lunch.
“When I came back from the market, I was told he had gone swimming with friends.
“I thought he was swimming in the rising water at the compound until one of his friends told me that he had been dragged by the flood into the canal.” she said
According to the bereaved, the family hails from Amabulu in Ojobo community of Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state.
