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Body of Mukuta Junior retrieved from Kifubwa river

The body of a 24 year old trainee enumerator Alex Mukuta Junior who drowned in Kifubwa river in Solwezi last
Sunday has been retrieved.

The body was found at about 08:40 hours this morning by a team of six divers from commando unit in Ndola who were called in to the search.

The body which was in a decomposed state was found about 100 meters away from the spot where he drowned from.

On hand to witness the retrieval of the body was Solwezi District Commissioner (DC) Frobisher Fulayi, Northwestern Regional Statistician Martin Tolosi, family members and scores of Solwezi residents.

The deceased who was undergoing a 10 day training at Solwezi college of education is believed to have stood on a slippery stone where he slipped into the water and was swept away by heavy current.

The late Mr Mukuta had gone swimming at Kifubwa national monument in the company of five other trainee enumerators when he met his fate.

This is the third life to be claimed at Kifubwa national monument intwo years.

(ZANIS)

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10 COMMENTS

  1. He died in the care of the Government. He was being trained as numerator. Kindly pay the family compansation which should be adquate.

  2. #3 Does the govt have to pay compensation for every worker that dies in their employ? If he died whilst carrying out his duties and the govt was negligent, then yes his family should be compensated. It seems that he was actually swimming in his free time so why should the govt be liable? If he slipped because there was not enough safety measures around the river, then the appropriate authorities might be liable. You cant pin the blame on RB for this tragedy.

  3. #2 you’re correct. all school going kids should be given swimming lessons from grade 1 to secondary school. But where are the swimming pools. Kansenshi sec school pool was last empty and i am not sure if it was filled with dirt

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