Man jumps from bridge, drowns at Okapya

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2025-03-11

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OSHAKATI, 11 MAR (NAMPA) - A 42-year-old man died on Monday after he allegedly jumped from a bridge and drowned in shallow water at Okapya village between Ondangwa and Oshakati in the Oshana Region.
Chief Inspector Thomas Aiyambo of the Namibian Police Force’s Community Policing Sub-division in Oshana said the incident occurred around 10h50.
According to Aiyambo, the deceased was a passenger in a black Honda Fit headed from Ondangwa to Oshakati a...

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