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A class four pupil has met her untimely death after heavy running water swept her away at Anwomaso-High Tension in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The 11-year-old girl, Agatha Oforiwaaa, according to residents was taken away by the running water after she slipped and fell in a huge …

A 39-year-old tipper driver, Jemilah Abdullahi, has died after he drowned inside a diesel tanker compartment while allegedly attempting to steal diesel inside a company’s premises in the Ikorodu area of Lagos state on Monday, January 23.   Confirming the incident to newsmen, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Benjamin …

A boy, 1, has died after falling into a bucket of water in Nnewi, Anambra state.   The child’s parents reportedly left him in the care of his siblings when the tragedy occurred on Saturday,  Dec. 3.   The siblings were busy playing when the child made his way to …

A first-year student of Gyaase Senior High School in the Assin North District of the Central Region has reportedly died from drowning. The student, identified as Joseph Asante, is reported to have drowned while attempting to fetch water from a river following a shortage of water on the campus of …

A 18-year-old Joseph Asante, a form one student of Assin Gyaase Senior High School at Endwa in the Central Region has met his untimely death after drowning in River Konkoom which lies in between Assin Akomfode and Assin Endwa respectively. Some of his colleagues explained to Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan …

A 24-year-old man who decided to swim in an abandoned mining pit which has been filled with water has died. Kofi Buabeng, reportedly dived deep into the abandoned mining pit on Wednesday afternoon but he could not swim back, resulting in his unfortunate death. The shocking incident, which happened at …

A 12-year-old girl drowned in river Dejebo in the Nkwanta South of the Oti Region on Sunday afternoon. The deceased, Efa, a class one pupil of St. Theresas Roman Catholic School, was carried away by the river when she want out with her younger ones to fetch firewood after the …

A police officer stationed at the Sehwi Wiawso Divisional command has drowned in River Sui at Awukukrom in the Suaman District of the Western North Region . The victim, only identified as Lance Corporal Nuhu Abubakar with his colleague security personnel went to the area to stop galamseyers from operating. …

A Kenyan lady based in Canada drowned in a swimming pool while live-streaming herself on Facebook. Hellen Wendy, whose Facebook profile says that she worked as a nurse in Toronto, Ontario was in a jovial mood while interacting with her followers before the tragedy occurred. Wendy started swimming while her gadget was …

A lifeless body of a 16-year-old boy has been retrieved from River Boafo at Nkwanta in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. The deceased, identified as Akwesi Akufo-Addo, was going to fetch water with his friends when the incident occurred. Nkwanta Unit Committee Chairman, Kwesi Amfoh, confirmed this unfortunate …