A 30-year-old illegal miner, identified as Kwadwo Owusu, tragically drowned in a small trench created by an excavator at Manso Adubia in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region.

The incident occurred on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, during a break on-site.

Colleague miners suspect that Owusu may have been intoxicated at the time of the incident, which led to his unfortunate fall into the trench and subsequent drowning.

The circumstances surrounding his death have raised concerns about safety and alcohol consumption among the miners in the area.

Following the incident, the police in the Manso Adubia community were at the scene and transported the body to the mortuary for preservation.

An investigation has been launched to determine the exact cause of the accident and to ensure that such tragic occurrences are prevented in the future.

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This comes after two-and-a-half-year-old twins, a male and female, tragically lost their lives on Thursday after they fell into an abandoned Galamsey pit filled with water, to the brim.

The heart-wrenching incident occurred at Morkwaa, a farming community near Twifo Praso in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District of the Central Region.

It marks the eighth fatality caused by uncovered galamsey pits in the district this year according to some residents.