The bodies of three medical students, who went missing in a boat accident on Monday, revovered by the marine unit of the Cross River Police Command.
According to the Cross River’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Gyogen Grim, the bodies were recovered in collaboration with locals around the Marina Resort Area, Calabar, the state capital.
Grima, while addrrssing the newsmen at the resort, said the force had not rested since the incident happened on Saturday.
He said, “Today, I want to let you know that the three bodies have been recovered and have been delivered to us.
“When the bodies were sighted, our Marine Police raced to the scene and with joint effort, the bodies were recovered and we are taking them to where they will be preserved for now.
“The governor is already taking some actions as you can see the resort was shut down yesterday, that is to tell you that this incident is being taken seriously,” he said.
Grima added that all measures needed to secure lives and properties in the tourism sector of the state’s economy were being addressed and “in no distant time something will be heard from the authorities.’’
According to the report, the three bodies recovered were of two males and a female.
The two males and a female were students of the Ahmadu Bello University, Niger Delta University and the University of Uyo respectively.
NAN