Man dies after falling into a well

A 67-year-old man from Dite Village in Chief Matibe´s area outside Beit Bridge, Mr Enos Kau Nguluvhe, died after falling into a well, police have said.

Local police spokesperson, Chief Supt Lawrence Chinhengo, said the incident occurred on Friday at around 15:00 at Chief Matibe´s area. Nguluvhe had just finished fixing a community borehole and some villagers were now assisting him to get out of the well using a rope, which had been tied around his waist. However, it appears that, in the process, the rope broke, resulting in Nguluvhe´s falling into well and drowning,” he said.

Chinhengo said the body was retrieved by local villagers two days later and was in a decomposed state. The body was taken to Beit Bridge District Hospital mortuary and a post-mortem was waived as police suspected no foul play.

Recently, another 33-year-old villager from neighbouring Mukwazi Ranch outside Beit Bridge died after he was trapped for 45 minutes in a well that had caved in as he tried to fetch water.

News - Date: 17 June 2011

Mashudu Netsianda

Mashudu Netsianda is our correspondent in Beit Bridge, Zimbabwe. He joined us in 2006, writing both local and international stories. He had worked for several Zimbabwean publications, as well as the Times of Swaziland. Mashudu received his training at the School of Mass Communication in Harare.

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