{"id":4950,"date":"2014-03-10T10:29:25","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T10:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=4950"},"modified":"2014-03-10T10:29:25","modified_gmt":"2014-03-10T10:29:25","slug":"primary-four-pupil-drowns-in-galamsey-pit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/03\/primary-four-pupil-drowns-in-galamsey-pit\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary four pupil drowns in galamsey pit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/drowning-ghana.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4599\" alt=\"drowning-ghana\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/drowning-ghana.jpg\" width=\"280\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a>A primary four pupil has drowned in an abandoned galamsey pit at Hiawa in the Amenfi Central District of the Western Region.<\/p>\n<p>Despite attempts by the president\u2019s special taskforce to reclaim most of these illegal mining pits many more are still lying unattended to.<\/p>\n<p>According to a resident in the area, Isaac Kwesi Anim, the pupil, Isaac Oteng fell into the pit when he went to swim with some friends.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that those who saw him swimming reported that they couldn&#8217;t find him after sometime.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, three hours later, they decided to look for him in the water and found the body.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Anim in that regard emphasized the need for \u00a0assembly members and opinion leaders in the area to work together to ensure that the problem of constant drowning is tackled.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A primary four pupil has drowned in an abandoned galamsey pit at Hiawa in the Amenfi Central District of the Western Region. 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