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Girl, 5, drowns in a well

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A five-year-old girl of Mushindamo district has died after drowning in a well.

North-western Province Police Commissioner, Joel Njase confirmed the development to ZANIS in Mushindamo today.

Mr. Njase said the incident happened in Kingovwa area and was reported by a cousin to the deceased.

“Be informed that St. Dorothy Police Station received a report of drowning that occurred between 30th June at around 18:00 hours and 1st July at around 05:00 hours at Kingovwa area,” he said.

He revealed that the police have since managed to retrieve the body from the well and advised the relatives to the deceased to bury the body as no foul play is suspected.

2 COMMENTS

  1. Oh God this is sad. After reading this I went straight to hug my daughter. It scares me to think this can happen to any child

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  2. What a backward country where majority of the citizens do not have acess to fresh water and are still using wells to fecth water while the corrupt leaders are enjoying alone. Zambians Vote wisely!

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