NIWA rescues two sand.miners whose boat capsized on transit in Calabar 

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Calabar Area Office on Monday, rescued two sand miners whose boat capsized while on transit

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In a release by the agency, the @ayer Patrol team received a distress call at about 5pm on the Sand Miners who were overtaken by rough tidal wave along the Calabar channel.

The Patrol team on receipt of the call, immediately swung into action and was able to  promptly rescue the two young men who were almost drowned and were gasping for breath at the point of the incident.

Though, their Sand Boat with the contents were completely submerged, the victims aged between 23 and 25 were resuscitated and handed over to their familes.