A 68-year-old woman from Chief Mphamba’s area in Lundazi District has drowned in the Luamphamba River.
The deceased has been identified as Goodness Zgambo of Kang’oma Village. She is believed to have drowned sometime between March 3 and March 7, 2026 while returning from a visit to her son, Dennis Zimba, in Nation Village.
Robertson Mweemba confirmed the incident, explaining that after visiting her son, Zgambo set off for her home village but never arrived.
Mweemba said villagers noticed her absence on March 5 and organised a search after suspecting that she may have encountered difficulties while crossing the river, which is known to have several dangerous crossing points.
Her body was later discovered floating in the river.
Due to the decomposed state of the body, it was buried immediately, although the grave has been marked in case authorities decide to exhume it for a post-mortem examination.
Police have since opened an inquiry into the incident.
