Barely 24hours after a 35-year-old medical doctor committed suicide by
jumping into the lagoon at the Third Mainland Bridge, another of such
incidents have been recorded when a woman also jumped into the lagoon in
the Maza-Maza area of Lagos State.
It is reported that the
unidentified woman was lucky as the timely intervention of local
fishermen and divers in the area rescued her before she could drown.
According to eyewitnesses, the woman had walked casually to the
Maza-Maza Bridge in the Mile 2 area and to the shock of people around,
she took a dive into the lagoon but the fishermen dived in after her and
rescued her.
The woman who dressed in a blouse and trousers had
earlier been seen walking aimlessly and when she got to the middle of
the bridge, she climbed the rail and jumped.
An eyewitness who gave his name as
According to eyewitness, “The thing happened so fast that we could not stop her. However, when
she jumped, we called for help, prompting people under the bridge to
dive in and rescue her.”
When Newsmen got the scene, the woman
was seen lying unconscious by the shore of the lagoon, while her
rescuers tried to press her bloated stomach to expel the excess water
she took in before her rescue.
One of the rescuers, Adewale, narrated further:
“We were under the bridge when suddenly the woman’s body dropped from
the bridge. At first, we thought she was either pushed over or fell over
by mistake.
We had to jump into the river and went for her. That was how we rescued her.”
Though the identity of the woman could not be ascertained before going
to press, it was gathered that she was thereafter rushed to a nearby
hospital by the police who were called to the scene by concerned
citizens.
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