The body of one person has been retrieved, with a search underway for another, after they drowned in River Offin at Anwiafutu in the Ashanti region.
The incident happened on Monday, January 30, when the two young men went to prospect for gold in an abandoned illegal mining pit.
17-year-old Kwabena Anane and 18-year-old Atta Derrick in the company of three others were reportedly chased by suspected forest guards in the process.
According to the residents, the three others were, however, able to escape.
A resident, while narrating the incident said “Someone came to mine here, the remnants, I think there’s money in it, so the children sometimes, come to collect it and wash it, so they also get some money.
“Yesterday they came again, the Forestry people also came. They were 5, instead of waiting to be arrested, 3 came out of the pit and 1 was arrested. The other 2 were trapped in there. One body has been found and they’re still searching for the other,” he said.
He indicated that the two teenagers tried to swim out, but the suspected forest guards pelted them with stones denying them the opportunity to escape.
A search is currently underway to retrieve the body of the 18-year-old from the river.
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