Drowning Archives

Two men drown in separate incidents in Rumphi

Jan 16, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Two men have drowned in flooded rivers while coming from drinking joints in separate incidents that have occurred in Rumphi. The two are Chisomo Yona aged 34 of Kasabwe Village under Traditional Authority Kabudula on LiLongwe… ...

Three die after drowning in Dedza

Dec 28, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Three people have died in separate drowning incidents in Dedza. The three include a 12-year-old girl identified as Adijah Cosmas who drowned in Linthipe 1 River. Police say the girl was attempting to cross the… ...

Form 4 student drowns in Mudi Dam

Sep 12, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 19- year-old Form 4 student at Ndirande Hill Secondary School was found dead in Mudi Dam at Ndirande in Blantyre on Sunday, days after he went disappeared after his parents found out that he… ...

Marine soldier dies after drowning in Lake Malawi

Sep 11, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

A Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier based at Marine, Gerald Chiwaya aged 28, died yesterday at Monkey Bay after drowning. Monkey Bay Police Station Publicist Sergeant Alice Sichali said Chiwaya and his colleagues went to… ...

Three people drown in Rukuru River

Sep 11, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A 27-year-old mother identified as Emma Mtonga and her 3-year-old daughter, Alina Mtonga, were found dead on Friday after drowning in Rukuru River at Edingeni in Mzimba District. Yesterday, a 27-year-old man was found dead… ...

Man dies after drowning in Mzimba

Mar 20, 2022 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

A man identified as Elmon Psyela Zimba has died after drowning in Rukuru River in Mzimba district. A family member told Malawi24 that Zimba was on his way to Ngalaweni in the district and was… ...

Fisherman drowns in Lake Malawi

Mar 13, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 32-year-old fisherman died on Saturday after he drowned in Lake Malawi at Monkey Bay in Mangochi District. Monkey Bay Police Station Publicist Sergeant Alice Sichali has identified the deceased as Dan Kamulete of Khalira… ...