A girl believed to be eight years old has drowned at the Saltpond Beach in the Mfansteman Municipality of the Central Region.
The unfortunate incident is believed to have happened on Saturday, 17 April, 2021.
The deceased is one Benedicta. She is said to have come from Twifu Praso with her female friends.
But she reportedly decided to go and swim at the beach in the absence of her friends who had traveled out of town but unfortunately drowned in the sea.
Some eyewitnesses said they saw the girl struggling in the water and calling for help.
BY Prince Fiifi Yorke