Swedru: A 23-year-old hairdressing apprentice, Hajia Hawa, drowned on Friday afternoon after she slipped and fell in a large drain near the Swedru Mandela Market during a heavy downpour.
According to Ghana News Agency, Hawa, the last born of her family, was carried away by the rushing water and has since not been found despite a three-day frantic search by the Swedru Asafo Company. She was on an errand to purchase wigs from a supermarket near the Mandela Market when the incident occurred, her senior sister, Mrs Hadiya Mustapha, stated.
Mrs Mustapha reported that the incident was communicated to opinion leaders in the community who promptly dispatched a search party to retrieve her sister, but their efforts have been futile. It is suspected that Hawa has been swept into the Akora River, which had flooded its banks during the downpour.
Mrs Mustapha expressed gratitude to the search team and the community for their support and assistance during the three-day intensive search.