May 2025
Meet Joe Blankson, the hero who saved 13 lives before drowning on his 14th rescue attempt.
In July 2018, Joseph “Joe” Blankson tragically lost his life while rescuing 13 passengers from a capsized boat on the Abonnema-Bakana waterway in Rivers State, Nigeria. On his 14th rescue attempt, he succumbed to exhaustion and drowned. He was the only casualty that day. Joe left behind his wife, Mercy Blankson, and their two children—a […]
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