Ashanti Region: 12yr-old boy drowns while swimming with friends at Parkoso

A 12-year-old boy has unfortunately drowned in a river at Parkoso in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region.

The victim, Christoper Andoful Jnr., drowned at about 4 pm on Sunday, October 17, 2021, while swimming with his friends at the Wewe River.

Divers in the locality have been combing the river and hoping to find the body of the victim but to no avail.

The father of the victim, Christopher Andoful, who is devastated, has been narrating the incident.

“I received a call that my son had drowned. So I stopped whatever I was doing and rushed home. When I got there I saw the other two boys without my son. I was told that while he was drowning, he called for help but because there was no one there, the two others tried pulling him, but they couldn’t. Someone quickly jumped into the river to find him, but was unsuccessful.”

The case has been reported to the police for the appropriate action. The father also said the traditional authorities have been informed.

“I lodged a complaint with the police and the paramount chief. The chief was not around. But those at the palace say they cannot do anything about it until the chief comes around”, he added.

Recently, police at Ahafo Kenyasi in the Ahafo Region started investigations into the drowning of two primary six pupils.

The two students, identified as 13-year-old David Opoku and 14-year-old Thomas Opoku, allegedly drowned after diving into the Newmont dam in Ahafo Tutuka.

Also in August 2021, a woman and her granddaughter drowned in a river at Najong No.1, a village in the Bunkpurugu district of the North East Region.

The two drowned in an attempt to cross the river on their way back from their farm after a downpour.