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Kachamabundu, 43, who is recovering from a stroke, said her daughter
Sharmine,14, was a very disciplined child.
She died while she was trying to save her friend Chipo Dube. The tragedy occurred on December 5 at St Irves Dam, here in Chinhoyi.
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staying with her brother in Karoi while Sharmaine was staying with her father.
“Sharmaine was
staying with her father while I am at my brother’s house in Karoi due to my ill
health.
“She was a disciplined and obedient child. Her friend started swimming and Sharmaine realised that her friend was drowning and she then tried to rescue her and this resulted in both of them drowning.
“It pains a lot
as a parent to lose a child.”
Her neighbour,
Mrs Mateesanwa, told H- Metro Sharmaine was more of a daughter to her.
“Sharmaine’s
death has left a big deep wound in our lives. It’s a very painful death.
“What pains us
the most is that the dam has become a menace to society as two other children
also drowned in the same dam.”
She said just
before her death, Sharmaine came to her home and asked her to open the Zimsec
portal so that she could access her Grade Seven examination results.
Zvikomborero
Munikwa, whose sister Chipo also died in the tragedy, said the two friends had
been playing at home that day.
They then left
and the next thing she remembers is one of their friends coming home to tell
her that the two had drowned.
“I quickly
rushed there. When I arrived, no one was willing to retrieve the bodies of my
sister and her friend.
“However, two
men later volunteered and retrieved the body of Chipo while Shairmaine’s body
remained stuck in the dam.
“We then took
Chipo to the hospital and that was when we heard that Sharmaine’s body had been
found.
“It pains a lot
to lose our beloved ones under such circumstances.
“I want to urge
parents to make sure that children stay away from rivers and dams.” H Metro
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