2 School Kids From Kasoa Dead After Drowning, 1 Missing As Swimming Break Turns Tragic At Gomoa

• Two schoolchildren lost their lives following a drowning incident at Gomoa Nyanyano
• The victims had travelled from Kasoa to take advantage of the Christmas break to go swimming
• 12 other kids were in peril and were rescued after a distress call while one child was missing

Two school children from Kasoa have died after drowning at Gomoa Nyanyano, while one other remains missing.

Fifteen children had gone swimming, and 12 were rescued after a distress call.

The bodies of two children, estimated to be between the ages of 10 and 15, were eventually recovered.

Confirming the incident, Anita Love Obo Amissah, the Municipal Chief Executive for Awutu Senya East, expressed her sorrow over the unfortunate loss of young lives during the holiday season.

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She disclosed that personnel from the Ghana Education Service (GES) had visited the parents and the school owner to offer support and condolences after the tragedy.

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The bodies of some seven school children were retrieved from the Densu River after a boat carrying an unknown number of children to cross the river capsized.

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Eyewitnesses believe the spillage of the Weija Dam intensified the river currents and caused the wooden boat carrying the kids to capsize.

Source: YEN.com.gh