A 34-year-old Illegal Miner has drowned in Akateng a Community in West Akyem Municipality of the Eastern Region.
The deceased has been identified as Kofi Baneful.
One Seth Bosompim of Osenase reported to Police that on the same on July 22, 2020, his brother Kofi Banful, 34, went to Akanteng together with two other friends for mining.
He said at about 9.00 am he was informed that the said brother has drowned in a pit.
Police proceeded to Akanteng and were led to the scene of the crime by one Yaw Frimpong and Kofi Boadu who together with Kofi Banful went to an abandoned mining pit to prospect for gold.
The body which was removed from the pit before the arrival of Police was found lying dead in a supine position wearing a yellow/black boxer short at the edge of the pit.
According to the Police, no marks of violence were found on the body after careful examination but foams were coming from the nostrils which may be due to the drowning
The Acting Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command Sargeant Francis Gomado said the body has been deposited at St Dominic Hospital Morgue at Akwatia pending further investigation
The body has been deposited at St. Dominic’s Hospital morgue, Akwatia for preservation and autopsy.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Obed Ansah
