{"id":316914,"date":"2022-03-28T10:03:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T08:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=316914"},"modified":"2022-03-28T10:03:43","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T08:03:43","slug":"baby-crawls-into-water-pond-drowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=316914","title":{"rendered":"Baby crawls into water pond, drowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David<\/p>\n<p>THE Namibian police in the Oshikoto Region again called on parents and caregivers to not leave children unattended near water after another baby drowned in the North.<\/p>\n<p>The body of one-year-old Richard Shilongo was found in a pond of water at Okaale village by his mother.<\/p>\n<p>Community Affairs Officer Inspector Ellen Nehale said the baby was left in the care of his siblings aged 4 and 6 at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Baby-crawls-into-water-pond-drowns.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Baby-crawls-into-water-pond-drowns.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Baby-crawls-into-water-pond-drowns-300x296.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Baby-crawls-into-water-pond-drowns-36x36.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Baby-crawls-into-water-pond-drowns-304x300.jpeg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption>File photo for illustrative purposes.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is alleged that while they were playing, the baby crawled to the nearby rainwater pond and drowned,\u201d Nehale said.<\/p>\n<p>She said the body was discovered by the mother while on her way back home.<\/p>\n<p>Nehale said there is an urgent need for training on water safety to ensure people know how to prevent further drownings in the region.<\/p>\n<p><br \/><br \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David THE Namibian police in the Oshikoto Region again called on parents and caregivers to not leave children unattended near water after another baby drowned in the North. 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