Local authorities in the Savannah Region have confirmed the tragic demise of a woman, reported to be in her late 20s, in the Kujose River of the White Volta Lake at Daboya.
In the aftermath of the incident, three female survivors narrowly escaped tragedy along with the deceased. They promptly reported the unfortunate occurrence to local authorities in Daboya.
The late individual, identified as Nafisa, was reportedly accompanied by her three surviving friends when they visited the river.
“They went there to wash and were playing with each other and all of them wanted to know who could go to the deeper end until she fell into the deep side and that was all,” an eye-witness narrated.
Those around who tried to find the deceased’s body were unsuccessful. The body was later discovered three days after the incident.
She has since been buried according to Islamic customs.
Some locals say there is nothing new about this case as such a phenomenon has been happening.
According to them, there is a need for traditional authorities to find a solution to it.
The Kujose River is a direct source of the White Volta Lake which links the Bagre Dam from neighbouring Burkina Faso and the Akosombo dam.
But this year, authorities said there was not much water flow from Bagre dam and, therefore, the water level was at its normal until the lady died.