A tragic occurrence occurred yesterday at Daboase Senior High Technical School when three first-year students drowned while attempting to swim in the dangerously flooded River Subri.
The terrible incident occurred on Saturday, June 24, when a group of seven pupils reportedly slipped out of school grounds to go on an ill-fated swimming trip.
Despite being boarders, these youngsters escaped their dormitory unnoticed by school officials and their housemaster.
Unfortunately, two bodies have been rescued from the river and are currently being treated at the Effia-Nkwanta Teaching Hospital mortuary.
The hunt for the third missing student, however, continues.
Heavy rains have devastated the Western Region and its neighbouring territories, causing multiple rivers to flood and displacing several villages.
Despite the fact that the students were not inhabitants of Daboase Township, they stepped into the river to bathe and wash clothing, oblivious to the powerful current produced by the floods, which eventually carried them away.
Despite the valiant attempts of four comrades to save them, they were unable to overcome the power of nature.
Nonetheless, a devoted rescue squad commanded by District Chief Executive Mr. Emmanuel Boakye and constituted by the District Security Council is exploring the region ceaselessly in search of the missing pupil.
Mr Boakye, who expressed tremendous regret over the occurrence, noted that this terrible event was just one of many grave repercussions of the unrelenting rain that has been falling since Wednesday.
“The rains have made many people homeless,” he said. The police notified us about the unfortunate occurrence involving the students when we were examining the impacted neighbourhoods.”
Mr Boakye went on to say that the casualties were from Inchaban in the Shama District, Amanful in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, and Agona in the Ahanta West Municipality.
The school administration and the local assembly have contacted the victims’ parents, offering them assistance at this extremely difficult time.
Taking advantage of the chance, the DCE encouraged students, particularly those from other regions of the nation, to avoid entering waterways, especially given the current hazardous conditions.
