A man believed to be in his 30s, identified as Kwadwo Mensah, allegedly drowned in the Subin River at Anwomaso-Bebre in the Ashanti Region.
According to eyewitnesses, Mensah on Thursday attempted to cross the river, which had overflown its banks, to his home.
They said an occupant of a nearby house cautioned Mensah against using the path, but he resisted and slipped into the river.
Kwame Daniel, the brother-in-law of the deceased, said: “I got a call around 3 pm yesterday that he wanted to cross the river. Someone close by told him not to. But he ignored the person and unfortunately slipped into the River.
“My in-law was around and saw him. She shouted for help. We searched all night for him but we couldn’t find the body. It was this morning that we found the body”.
The deceased is alleged to have been tipsy while attempting to cross the river.
Kwame Daniel, the brother-in-law of the deceased, said “I got a call around 3 pm yesterday that he wanted to cross the river. Someone close by told him not to. But he disregarded the person and unfortunately slipped into the River.”
“My in-law was around and saw him. She shouted for help. We searched all night for him but couldn’t find the body. It was this morning that we found the body,” he said.
Personnel of National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), at Oforikrom, were at the scene to take the body of Daniel.
Foster AgyeiTuffour, an official of NADMO, said “the body will be taken to the police station for proper identification before we release it to the family”.
Some communities in parts of Kumasi were flooded after 10 hours of downpour on Wednesday as homes were partly submerged and commuters were left stranded in the rush hours of Wednesday.-myjoyonline
