A man (32), identified as Alfeus Saltiel, drowned while swimming in the sea at Independence Beach at Walvis Bay on Saturday. According to police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi, Saltiel’s friends tried to rescue him immediately, and paramedics were summoned to the scene. Saltiel was then transported to the Walvis Bay State Hospital, where he was declared...
Staff Reporter THE Namibian police in Okahandja, Otjozondjupa Region, are investigating a case of drowning after a man allegedly complained about hot weather, jumped into the Swakoppoort Dam, and disappeared into the water. All attempts to rescue him ended in failure. According to the police, the 40-year-old Erwin Makenzie Tjikune, a resident of Farm Tugab...
Staff Reporter The relatives of a nine-year-old boy who was sent to fetch water from a nearby dam but failed to return home found his body in the waterhole. The drowning incident occurred in the Onyelelo village near Ondangwa on Tuesday evening. According to the police, the deceased, who was identified as Eliaser Nantinda, left...
By Lylie Happiness Oshakati, Aug. 23 — A heart-wrenching incident unfolded in the Onyelelo village of Oshana region as a nine-year-old boy tragically drowned in an earth dam yesterday afternoon. The young victim was dispatched to fetch water from the dam when a tragic misfortune occurred—he slipped and fell into the water. A close family...
Maria David POLICE in Oshikoto are conducting an inquest into a tragic incident where a nine-month-old baby drowned in a bucket of water. The victim has been identified as Annalisa Shihepi from Kuvukiland location in Tsumeb. According to Oshikoto Regional Commander Commissioner Teopolina Kalompo-Nashikaku, the incident took place on Sunday around 11:00 AM. Kalompo-Nashikaku alleged...
Maria David THE lifeless body of a 48-year-old woman was discovered in a water pan by a housemate at Okanwa village in Omusati’s Etayi Constituency. The deceased was identified as Veronika Kafita, from Ohamuti village. Omusati Crime Coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Moses Simaho, said the lifeless body of the deceased was discovered on Tuesday afternoon. “Simaho...
Maria David A one-year-old baby boy died instantly after drowning in a bucket of water at Onamundindi village in the Ogongo Constituency. The deceased, who was identified as Stefanus Otsheendemuninga Paulus, allegedly died on Thursday afternoon. Omusati Crime Coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Moses Simaho, said the deceased was with other children at the time of the...
Maria David A 68-year-old man, Tenete Uohiva, tragically drowned in the water canal near Ontoko village, specifically at the Epalela water canal, after falling in. Omusati Crime Coordinator Deputy Commissioner Moses Simaho confirmed that the deceased was positively identified by family members at the scene on Wednesday. “It is alleged that the deceased was travelling...