News reaching us on here is that a boy who drowned in a river near Anwiafutu, in the Atwima Mponua area of the Ashanti Region, body has been found. The body of Atta Kakra, 14, was discovered in the galamsey pit after a search by the police and other community members.
Following the discovery of 15-year-old Kwabena Anane’s body in the pit on Monday night, this occurred.
In an interview with NADMO`s Coordinator for Atwima Mponua, Joseph Oppong, he told Citi News that the bodies of the two teenagers have been deposited at the morgue pending autopsy and police investigation.
He said, “The other body has been found dead. The two teenagers have both been confirmed dead. The two boys both went to an abandoned mining pit to find gold and during the process, military guards came after them. So they attempted to run away and unfortunately for them, they fell into a river. The body has been deposited at the morgue at the district office. Everything else has been left to the police.”
According to reports, the two youngsters were searching for gold in an abandoned galamsey pit when they were hurried out of the forest by security personnel who they believed to be forest guards.
Our condolences to the families and loved ones of these children.
Not forgetting, a big thanks to the community members for helping the police in this search for the drowned children.
