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11-year-old boy drowns in River Owabi at Akropong

An 11-year-old boy has drowned in River Owabi at Akropong in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region. According to residents, about seven boys went swimming on Monday, October 5. Three of them were swept by the water current, but community members managed to rescue two alive. Efforts to save the last boy […]

11-year-old boy drowns in River Owabi at Akropong

An 11-year-old boy tragically drowned in River Owabi at Akropong, located in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region. On Monday, October 5, seven boys decided to swim in the river; however, three of them were swept away by the water current. Community members were able to rescue two boys alive, while the remaining boy was not as fortunate.

The Assembly Member for the area, Andrews Kofi Nti, informed Adom News that the deceased boy was discovered dead a full day after the incident. According to Nti, traditional authorities and security officials searched for the boy on Monday, but were unable to locate him. They returned on Tuesday, performing rituals before successfully locating the body. The police have since handed the body over to the boy's family for burial.

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