A 19-year-old man from Nkayi drowned in Bubi-Lupane Dam
while his colleague was rescued by villagers after their makeshift boat
capsized.
Mbekezeli Nkomo of Magasi Village in Nkayi and Mr Thembani
Ncube (21) of New Stands in Lupane were herding cattle when they decided to row
with a makeshift boat they found on the edge of the dam on Thursday afternoon.
Nkomo was employed as a herdboy in Mpofu Village. His body was retrieved by the police sub-aqua unit on
Sunday morning.
Matabeleland North police spokesperson Chief Inspector
Siphiwe Makonese said Nkomo went with Mr Ncube and their two other friends Mr
Cain Ncube (32) and Mr Mpumelelo Ncube (33) to herd cattle near Bubi-Lupane
Dam.
Nkomo allegedly failed to swim to the edge of the dam and
drowned while his friend Thembani survived by clinging onto the boat after it
capsized. Chronicle
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