The Lagos state Emergency management agency, LASEMA rescued a
male destitute stuck in Mud around 3rd mainland bridge earlier today.
According to a statement from LASEMA, detailing the series of events that occurred. It reads;
The
LASEMA Response Team received a distress call at about 9.09 am via the
CRM on Saturday 23th December, 2017. This eased up the rapid activation
of the Agency’s Response Team to the scene of the incident with other
responders such as the Lagos State Fire Service and the Lagos State
Ambulance Services.
An investigation carried out by the LRT
revealed that a middle-aged Male(Destitute) was said to have been stuck
in the mud for over 24 hours at the sandfill spot, Third Mainland Bridge
inward Iyana Oworo.
The yet to be identified victim was rescued
from the mud by the use of the Agency’s Crane whose boom was projected
and extended to the muddy sand filled area wherein the victim was stuck
and subsequently rescued by the Agency’s official who accompanied the
crane. He was later moved to Gbagada General Hospital for proper medical
treatment.