Lompoul shipwreck in Senegal: 45 dead, investigation into boat seller
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on SeneNews, Senego and Dakaractu
The shipwreck of a pirogue off Lompoul, Senegal, has left 45 dead, according to Senego. Investigators have identified the seller of the boat, who says he only handed over the pirogue without knowing the presumed smugglers' plans. The toll remains provisional.
Forty-five bodies have been recovered. The toll had already reached 44 dead on 12 November, after the discovery of five bodies. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye had mobilised the state as early as 8 November.
An investigation has been opened by the DNLT to find and arrest those who organised this clandestine crossing, which ended in tragedy. The investigation also covers the circumstances in which the boat was acquired.
