Staff Reporter
THREE residents—two children and a middle-aged man—drowned in separate incidents in the Oshakati/Ongwediva area over the weekend.
The lifeless bodies of two boys, aged six and 11, were retrieved from a pond in Oshakati after they drowned while playing with other children.
According to the weekend crime bulletin, the incident happened on Saturday, 8 March 2025, at around 15:00 at Pohamba Location, Oshakati East Constituency, Oshana Region.
It is alleged that five children went swimming in different water ponds close to each other in an open field. While swimming, one of the children moved to another pond, which turned out to be deeper than the others. He began drowning, prompting a female child to alert the others. In an attempt to rescue him, another child, who had been swimming in a separate pond, also drowned.
The lifeless bodies of the six-year-old and 11-year-old boys were retrieved. Their next of kin have been informed, and the two bodies were transported to the Oshakati Police Mortuary.
In another incident, a 44-year-old man, identified as Johannes Alweendo, drowned while attempting to cross a pond in Ongwediva, Omaalala.
According to the weekend crime bulletin, the incident occurred on 8 March 2025, at about 11:00.
It is alleged that Alweendo’s lifeless body was discovered floating in a pond. He is believed to have fallen into the water, where he drowned. No foul play is suspected, and his next of kin have been informed. Police investigations continue.
