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Two school children died while 12 others were rescued following a drowning incident at Gomoa Nyanyano.
The unfortunate incident happened on Saturday.
Information gathered indicates that the children, who are from Kasoa, took advantage of the Christmas break to go swimming at Gomoa Nyanyano.
Police say, they got a distress call from some community members, rushed to the scene and rescued 12 of them.
After several hours of search, the bodies of two children believed to be between age 10 and 15 were retrieved.
Unfortunately, one child is still missing.
Confirming the incident to Adom News, Municipal Chief Executive for Awutu Senya East, Anita Love Obo Amissah said it is unfortunate for school children to die while they are on Christmas holidays.
She said personnel from the Ghana Education Service (GES) have also visited parents and the school owner as well.
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