Nine-year-old Boy drowns in an abandoned pond at Keta

The incident, which occurred at Goba-Futaga, a suburb of Keta, let residents in shock and sorrow. The deceased, Elikplim Aborhor, a class one pupil, was playing with other kids when his slippers fell into the abandoned fish pond.

According to eyewitnesses, the boy  in an attempt to remove his slippers, fell into the pond while the other kids looked on helplessly .Hence, he died before other members of the community came to his rescue.

“I was told my son got drowned in an abandoned fish pond a few hours after he left home,” Madam Awudie the mother of the deceased said.

Madam Awudie made mention of the fact that the abandoned fish pond had been there for over three years.

Mr. Kordzo Aborhor, the father of the deceased, said, “This pond must be covered with immediate effect.”

Madam Ruby Adukpo, the Assembly Member for the area, said the pond would be demolished to avert any future occurrence. She appealed to parents to be vigilant about the activities of their children.

Relatives of the deceased appealed to the public to assist the Police with information leading to the death of the boy. The Keta Municipal Police Command confirmed the incident to the media.

“Investigations are underway to establish the circumstances surrounding the death,” the Police source said.

The body of the deceased has since been deposited at the Keta Municipal hospital morgue pending postmortem.