adminOsbert Mashonganyika Manicaland Correspondent
A Greenside woman last week drowned in Chikanga Extension water reservoir where she had allegedly gone to perform traditional rituals with friends.
Bridget Mangazi’s body was discovered floating in the dam by Joseph Mutimudye, a Chikanga resident, who alerted the police.
Manicaland police spokesperson Inspector Tavhiringwa Kakohwa confirmed the incident.
He said Mangazi (28) had gone to the dam with five friends for traditional rituals, but fell into the reservoir while relieving herself.
“Instead of helping her, her friends left her and rushed to Himalaya Village, under Chief Zimunya to look for her parents as they believed she had been taken by a mermaid,” said Insp Kakohwa
Mangazi’s body was discovered by a passer-by before her friends returned.
The Police Sub Aqua Unit was called in to retrieve the body.
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