A 34-year-old man, operating illegal mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’, has drowned in Akateng, in the West Akyem municipality of the Eastern Region.
The deceased, identified as Kofi Bantful, and other illegal miners sneaked into the mine, but he was trapped and later died in a mining pit filled with water.
Bantful was retrieved dead by his colleagues before the arrival of police at the scene upon receiving information about the incident.
According to the police, no marks of violence were found when the body was examined, but there was foam from the mouth of the deceased.
The acting Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command Sergeant Francis Gomado, told Starr News that the body has been deposited at St Dominic Hospital Morgue at Akwatia, pending investigation.
Many mining districts in the Eastern Region continue to record drowning incidents among residents and illegal miners.
Many illegal miners in the region have resumed work, destroying lands and polluting water bodies with impunity. – Ghanaweb.com
