Tag Archives: DROWN

Three (3) brothers have drowned at the Odo river at Barekese in the Atwima Nwabiagya Atwima Nwabiagya South District in the Ashanti Region, MyNewsGh.com reports. An eyewitness Paul Knitoh who confirmed the unfortunate incident revealed that the bodies of two have been recovered while efforts are underway to find the …

Three young boys have died after they accidentally fell into a pit full of water created by sand winners at Akwasa Hills near Tuba in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The incident occurred when the trio of Elisha Adu, aged 12, Samuel Adjei Mensah, aged 9, …

About 20 people have drowned in the Guni-Zumba river while escaping attacks by bandits in Niger State. The victims which included women and children from Guni in Munyan Local Government were said to have lost their lives on Wednesday morning. In a telephone interview with our correspondent on Wednesday, a …

A 58-YEAR-old man has died after going on a fishing expedition at Old Abofuor near Offinso in the Ashanti Region. The body of Apam Alade was found floating on the Ode stream at Old Abofuor around 6am on November 18, 2021. This was after he was declared missing on November …

Ten Junior High students drowned in the River Oti on Friday, November 12, 2021, when their boat capsized. Citi News reports that the incident took place in the Saboba District of the Northern Region and originally involved 30 students. The students who are due to write the Basic Education Certificate …

One person is feared dead after he drowned at Akrokeri in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region in an attempt to flee from the police for allegedly engaging in illegal mining. The police in the area on Monday evening, November 8, 2021, stormed a mining site to arrest …

Two children, a boy and a girl under age five were allegedly drowned in an abandoned water tank at Anwomaso-Domeabra in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti Region   Bodies of the boy aged 4, and the girl aged 2, were seen floating on water in a two feet  block tank …

A fire officer identified as Joseph Aidoo with the Agona Swedru Fire Service in the Central Region, has lost his life in a well. According to Citi News, Joseph Aidooo drowned in an attempt to rescue three persons who fell inside the well while working at Gomoa Obuasi in the …

• The young man known as Michael drowned himself in the sea on July 16, 2021 • He prevented people from rescuing him prior to his demise • The deceased was a past student of Osu PRESEC School 27-year-old Michael Asuwoko, a past student of the Osu Presbyterian Senior High …

An unidentified man and his wife are feared dead after they reportedly fell into the Susan stream in the Oforikrom Municipality, which had flooded after about two hours of a downpour on Thursday, June 24. The couple, with their child, were said to have drowned when the wooden bridge on …