9-year-old boy drowns in well while fetching water

A nine-year-old boy has lost his life after falling into a well while trying to fetch water for his household at Akyem Pramkuma, in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region, Ghana.

“The deceased’s aunt was roasting corn in the house and learnt that he had gone to fetch water from the well and tragically slipped, causing him to fall inside,” reports said.

“They tried saving the victim but due to the depth of the well, they had to wait for the authorities to help in his rescue,” according to Adom News.

The victim’s lifeless body was taken to the Kade Government Hospital morgue for preservation and further investigation.

Residents made an impassioned plea to the government and other benevolent organizations to step in and mechanize the community’s three wells.

In their view, this will help alleviate the region’s water crisis and prevent such heartbreaking accidents from happening again in the future.