One person has died following a canoe accident on the Volta Lake at Isaka Kura, a suburb of Yeji in the Pru East District of the Bono East Region.
The incident occurred on Sunday, September 6, 2026, at about 11:30 a.m., along the Isaka Kura–Tonka–Yeji route.
The canoe was carrying six people, including the operator, as well as a tricycle and a cow when the accident occurred.
According to the canoe operator, identified as Promise, the group was travelling from Isaka Kura towards Tonka and Yeji when the cow suddenly became restless and began struggling inside the canoe.
Promise told Adom News that the situation frightened two passengers, prompting them to jump into the lake.
One of the passengers, identified as 21-year-old Mathias Kpodovia, drowned.
The canoe operator said he immediately alerted community members, who formed a search team to locate the missing passenger.
After several hours of searching, the team retrieved the body of Mathias Kpodovia from the lake.
The body has since been conveyed to Matthias Hospital by the police as investigations into the incident continue.
