Teen suffocates in mud
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A 16-year-old boy died last Friday after he allegedly suffocated while removing mud out of a water hole at Iitatu village in the Omusati Region’s Tsandi constituency.
“It is alleged that the deceased and four other housemates were removing mud out of a water hole/well. In the process, the deceased and his uncle - who were inside the water hole - became unconscious as they began to suffocate,” the police said.
The others who were outside the well went to seek assistance from the neighbours, but they only managed to remove the older man from the water hole.
He was taken to Okatseidhi clinic before being transported to Tsandi hospital in a critical condition, police said.
Divers from the Oshana Region were summoned to remove the deceased’s body. The teen’s remains were transported to the Okahao police mortuary for a post-mortem. Investigations into the matter continue.
“It is alleged that the deceased and four other housemates were removing mud out of a water hole/well. In the process, the deceased and his uncle - who were inside the water hole - became unconscious as they began to suffocate,” the police said.
The others who were outside the well went to seek assistance from the neighbours, but they only managed to remove the older man from the water hole.
He was taken to Okatseidhi clinic before being transported to Tsandi hospital in a critical condition, police said.
Divers from the Oshana Region were summoned to remove the deceased’s body. The teen’s remains were transported to the Okahao police mortuary for a post-mortem. Investigations into the matter continue.
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