Corpses of 6 Cameroonian Students Retrieved After Conakry Shipwreck

The corpses of six Cameroonian students have been retrieved following a boat wreck off the coast of Conakry, hospital sources said on Sunday.

About 34 passengers including foreign students were loaded on the boat which was heading for the islands off Conakry coasts, hospital sources said.

Five corpses were discovered Saturday and one on Sunday all of them Cameroonian students studying medicine at the University of Conakry.

The mishap occurred Saturday around 1600 hours GMT when they travelers were heading for the Loos islands, a holiday resort with picturesque beaches.

The six bodies are presently at the morgue of the University teaching hospital, while the search continues for the other missing passengers.

Source African Press Agency

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