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Nicholas Nyame, a 16-year-old JHS 2 Pupil at Assin Fosu has met his untimely death after he drowned in an abandoned quarry pit filled with water at Site, a suburb of Assin Dompim in the Assin Fosu Municipality.
The pit serves as a swimming pool for children in the area while some parents go there to wash during weekends
The father of the deceased, Mr. Nyame who was crying uncontrollably explained that the deceased went to school Wednesday, April 10, 2024, around 7 am but did not return home.
A search party was organized following an official complaint to the police but all efforts proved to be an exercise in futility only to be found dead this morning in the abandoned pit.
Meanwhile, a brother of the deceased, Jeffrey Nyame, revealed they were surprised the deceased travelled such a distance from where they stayed to that area to swim. Additionally, he left home in uniform but the body was found with only a boxer shot. “I suspect a foul play,” he said.
Some of the eyewitnesses shared their ordeal and said this is the first time such a devastating incident has been recorded in the area.
They called on the authorities to fence or cover the pit to prevent children from swimming since rocks filled in the water pose a danger to the lives of swimmers.
Meanwhile, Police personnel at the District Police Command in Assin Fosu have retrieved the body and sent it to the St. Francis Xavier Hospital in Assin Fosu for preservation pending further action.
By uniquenewsgh.com
