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Four teenagers have drowned while swimming at Elegushi Beach, in the Lekki area of Lagos State.Channels Television gathered that the unidentified victims were swimming in the water before tragedy struck on Tuesday.
The 10 children, aged between 14 and 15, were at the beach to celebrate the completion of their West African Senior School Examination. They were said to be pupils of the Kuramo Senior College, Lekki.
The Lagos State Police Command confirmed the incident to Channels Television.
In a telephone conversation on Wednesday, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the corpse of one of the students has been recovered.
He also stated that efforts were ongoing to recover the bodies of the three other students with the assistance of local divers.
Ondomind