Boy reportedly drowns near Shamundambo village

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2025-07-06

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RUNDU, 06 JUL (NAMPA) – An 11-year-old boy reportedly drowned on Friday in the Kavango River near Shamundambo village in the Mukwe Constituency.
His body is yet to be found, the Namibian Police Force in the Kavango East Region in their weekend crime report released on Sunday said.
“It is alleged that the boy had gone swimming with other children when the drowning incident occurred,” the police said.
His family has been notified and the police are...

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