Tag Archives: DROWN

A nine-year-old boy has drowned at Oyoko, a suburb of New Juaben North Municipality of the Eastern Region, after a heavy downpour on Sunday. The deceased, identified as Dacosta Tuffuor, drowned in an attempt to cross a small river – Amosaw, which passes through the community. He reportedly slipped in …

At least eight migrants have drowned and 12 are missing after human smugglers forced them off a boat near Djibouti, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Another 14 migrants survived and are receiving medical care, a statement said. The migrants were all believed to be Ethiopians returning to …

Ten migrants from the Comoros, including a seven-year-old child, have drowned while trying to make their way to the island of Mayotte – a French territory in the Indian Ocean. Police said their bodies were found washed up on the beach, with their boat appearing to have capsized in a …

A drone pilot working under the Sustainable Land and Water Management Programme with the Ministry of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation in the Ashanti region has drowned in the Offin River. Isaac Ofosu died while the anti-illegal small scale mining taskforce was chasing after illegal miners on the Offin River …

Two persons, a 42-year-old man and a 15- year old girl have been found dead in separate abandoned stone Quarry dams in two communities at Fetteh Kakraba and Gomoa Potsin respectively. According to the Assemblyman for Fetteh Kakraba – Buduburam electoral area Lot Arthur the man’s death makes it five …

A boy believed to be 10-years-old has drowned in an abandoned galamsey pit at Beansre in Obuasi. Unconfirmed report claimed the boy fell into the pit while playing with his peers on Tuesday morning. However, some residents suspect foul play as they claim there is evidence the boy was killed …

A 34-year-old illegal miner has drowned in Akateng, a Community in West Akyem Municipality of the Eastern Region. The deceased, identified as Kofi Bantful and other illegal miners sneaked to mine but was trapped and later died in a mining pit filled with water. He was retrieved dead by his …

The Gbawe police in Accra are investigating the circumstances leading to the drowning of a two-year-old boy at Gbawe Flower Pot. The body of David Kofi Anokye was discovered on Thursday morning floating in an abandoned well. His mother, Bernice Anokye, on Wednesday, reported to the Gbawe police the disappearance …

The Gansbaai community was left reeling following the death of two children on a farm in the area on Sunday. Netwerk24 reported that Dameon de Vries, 7, and his sister, Kaylie, 5, drowned in a dam on the farm Vlooikraal in the Baardskeerdersbos area, near Gansbaai. Their parents, André and Odete de …

The body of a five-year-old boy, who drowned in the Buffels River near Osizweni in Newcastle, has been found. According to ER24, it, together with a police search and rescue team, was called to the scene on Wednesday afternoon, but the search was called off due to bad light and …