Maroua: 25-year-old man found dead in river

The lifeless body of a 25-year-old man was in the early hours of Wednesday, September 24, 2025 retrieved  from river Palar reservoir in Maroua by 401st rescue company.

According to information KNews gathered, the  rescue operations lasted almost 1 hour struggling to rescue the person who fell into the river.

According to information communicated to the 401st rescue company of Maroua, the person fell into the river of Palar reservoir. After recovering the lifeless body, the rescue company gave corpse to the family, in the presence of the gendarmerie. 

“After more than an hour of searching, the lifeless body of a young man of around 25 years old was extracted from the water and left at the disposal of the Gendarmerie in the presence of the family," our source who preferred to be anonymous said.

Sources suggest he might have been killed and dumped at the river others claimed he might be going through depression and decided to takeaway his own life.

At press time investigations are underway to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the dead of the 25-year-old man.

BY SIMON KALLA

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Rescue team retrieving the lifeless body of 25-year-old