{"id":1482,"date":"2026-10-26T17:30:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T17:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/26\/man-swept-away-by-flood-while-trying-to-rescue-drowning-teenager-in-abia\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T17:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T17:30:36","slug":"man-swept-away-by-flood-while-trying-to-rescue-drowning-teenager-in-abia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/26\/man-swept-away-by-flood-while-trying-to-rescue-drowning-teenager-in-abia\/","title":{"rendered":"Man swept away by flood while trying to rescue drowning teenager in Abia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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. Rescue team in desperate search for duo<\/em><\/p>\n

By Steve Oko<\/p>\n

UMUAHIA \u2014 In a heartbreaking twist of fate, a good Samaritan who risked his life to save a teenage girl from a flooded gutter in Aba, Abia State, was swept away by the same rushing water alongside the girl he tried to rescue.<\/p>\n

The tragedy occurred on Sunday evening at Ukwu Mango, Faulks Road, during a downpour, leaving residents and sympathisers scrambling desperately to find the two missing persons.<\/p>\n

The Samaritan reportedly slipped into the gutter while attempting to rescue the girl, only for the surging floodwater to sweep both of them away.<\/p>\n

Residents immediately launched a frantic search, hoping to find the pair alive, but their efforts yielded no result, fuelling fears that the victims might have been carried into the Aba River.<\/p>\n

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The desperate search entered a new phase on Monday as the Abia State Fire Service and other government officials joined residents in combing the drainage channels for the missing duo.<\/p>\n

Police personnel also arrived at the scene to control the crowd and maintain order as the rescue operation continued.<\/p>\n

However, as of the time of filing this report, the victims remained missing, leaving their families and the community in agonising uncertainty over their fate.<\/p>\n

When Vanguard contacted the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO Maureen Chinaka, she promised to revert but had yet to do so at the time of filing this report.<\/p>\n

Aba\u2019s flat terrain makes the commercial city prone to flooding, particularly during heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n

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