Some 14 children are feared drowned in a river in Central Ghana.
African Entertainment is informed that 11 bodies have been retrieved from the Apam River in the Central Region of Ghana.
The identities of the children remain unknown.
The tragic incident happened on Monday morning, March 8, 2021, as Ghana observed a public holiday in line with its Independence Day Celebration.
The District Police Commander, DSP Moses Osakono, confirmed to the media that eight bodies had been retrieved from the river in the morning.
Three persons are believed to be in critical condition they have been sent to hospital.
Police say the children whose bodies have so far been retrieved are between the ages of 14 and 17.
The bodies have been deposited at the morgue of the Apam District Hospital for autopsy, according to police.
“We were able to retrieve six bodies in the morning. We are collaborating with the DCE. My investigator is also there [Apam River]. So very soon, we will mobilize the bodies to see how many we have lost,” the police commander told the press.
He added that Apam River has been inaccessible to the public since the outbreak of the Covid-19 panic.
“No one has been visiting the river. We made a clarion call to ensure no one goes to the river. We were shocked. It was a shock to us this morning,” he says.
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