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Solomon Bhumu-H-Metro Reporter
Two minors from Garwi Village under Chief Marange drowned in a deep well while playing on Wednesday morning.
Acting Manicaland police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Wiseman Chinyoka, confirmed the incident, which occurred on January 28 at around 9.30am.
He said the two three-year-olds, a boy and a girl, were playing in the yard at their homestead when tragedy struck.
Asst Insp Chinyoka said the children’s mother, Nyasha Chigodora (22), was in the kitchen attending to another child. After finishing, she went out to check on the toddlers, but could not find them.
She proceeded to a nearby well and noticed that the iron sheet covering the deep well had been disturbed.
On peering inside, she saw the lifeless bodies of the children floating in the water.
She immediately called her husband, Shadreck Chazuwa (35), who rushed to the scene.
Villagers gathered and assisted the couple in retrieving the bodies from the deep well.
The matter was reported to Bezel Bridge Police Base.
Police confirmed that no visible injuries were found on the bodies and investigations are underway.
Meanwhile, Asst Insp Chinyoka has urged parents and guardians to closely monitor young children and exercise extra caution, particularly in areas where there are uncovered or unsecured water bodies.
