Two young siblings, a boy of six years and his 13-year-old sister, have drowned in an abandoned pool at Saw Mills, a suburb of Akyem Oda in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern Region while chasing soccer ball.
The victims,Kofi Asare and his sister, Esther Dede, together with other children in the vicinity were reportedly playing football close to the pool side which is also near their house.
The ball deflected to the pool, Dede unsuspecting about the deepness of the pool tried to removed the floating ball but was sinking hence screamed for help which Kofi attempted to rescue her but both drowned .
Alarm was raised but the two siblings were retrieved dead.
Their bodies have been deposited at Oda Government hospital morgue pending police investigation.
Source:Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
