MUTARE City Council has indefinitely closed the Main Bath
swimming pool and sent two life-savers on forced leave to allow investigations
into drowning cases that claimed two lives recently.
Council spokesperson Mr Spren Mutiwi said the local
authority wanted to get to the bottom of the deaths.
“We have closed the swimming pool to pave way for
investigations following two incidents that claimed lives. Council has also
sent two life-savers on forced leave pending investigations to circumstances
leading to the deaths,” he said.
“To us, the drowning incidences were unfortunate and they
have a bearing on our brand as a local authority and we are taking the matter
seriously. Corrective remedial actions
will be taken. We can’t lose more lives in similar circumstances.”
There was public outcry following the drowning incidences
which were mainly attributed to negligence on the part of personnel working at
the swimming pool.
In October this year, Blessing Nyamajo of House Number 1627
Chikanga 2, who was a kombi driver, died on his way to Mutare Provincial
Hospital after he drowned at the swimming pool.
Last month, Hussen Marira (16) also died after he allegedly
jumped into the pool without the supervisor’s knowledge and drowned. Marira,
who was a Form Two pupil at Tsvingwe High in Penhalonga, died instantly. Manica
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