Two brothers have met their untimely demise after they got drowned in a galamsey pit filled with water at Manso Watereso in the Amansie South District of Ashanti Region.
The sad incident occurred on Monday, January 9, 2023.
Narrating the incident to myrepubliconline.com on Tuesday, Jan.10, 2023, the Assembly member for the area, Hon Kofi Mensah said the two brothers were going to their farm when the unfortunate incident happened.
He said, the pit was created by illegal miners and they have abandoned it for years.
It has now turned into a deep ‘stagnant river’.
One of the siblings fell into it on their way going to the farm. In an attempt to rescue his brother, the other one also drowned.
The two bodies were retrieved from the pit and have been deposited at the morgue for autopsy and preservation.
Police have commenced an investigation into the matter.
