Man nearly drowns while swimming to catch missed pontoon on Volta Lake

A man narrowly escaped drowning after attempting to swim across the Volta Lake at Kete Krachi in the Oti Region to catch a pontoon he had missed.

Bystanders who gathered at the scene questioned why he had taken such a dangerous risk by swimming into the middle of the lake after missing the pontoon.

After spotting the vessel already in the middle of the lake, he reportedly entered the water and began swimming towards it in an attempt to catch up.