A self-proclaimed healer drowned during a cleansing ceremony in Kambuzuma at the infamous Blue Dam on Tuesday.
The woman only identified as Mai Tino reportedly resided in
Kambuzuma Section 5 and had gone to the Blue Dam to perform a cleansing
ceremony on some girls seeking “spiritual intervention”.
It is reported, by onlookers, that when they got there, one
of the girls was seemingly possessed and rushed into the water where she
started sinking and the healer drowned while trying to save the girl. Speaking
to H-Metro, one of the witnesses said:
“The woman who drowned came with two girls intending to
have a cleansing ceremony but when they got here one of the girls acted as if
she was in a trance and fell into the water.
“She started speaking English which the healer didn’t
understand so the healer tried to get the girl out of the water.
“The girl started drowning and ‘came out of the trance’ and
tried to rescue the healer but she was overpowered by the water.
“She left the dam to look for assistance, upon return they
managed to take her out of the water but it was too late.
“They went on to call the police who then escorted them to
the healer’s place of residence,” he said.
It’s alleged that the two girls had travelled from Mufakose
seeking spiritual intervention which later led to the death of the healer.
This is not the first time people have drowned in the
infamous dam that is between Warren Park and Kambuzuma.
Towards the end of last year, a sixteen year-old boy
drowned in the dam while swimming and the recovery of his body was marred with
controversy as some claimed that he had survived over 48 hours underwater but
passed away because the Sub Aqua team had gotten into the water (to retrieve
the body) while he was still going through rituals with mermaids. H Metro
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