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Nine-year-old boy drowns in Milenge river

A nine-year-old boy has drowned in the Lwela River in Milenge District after the canoe he was using while fishing with a 10-year-old friend capsized due to strong currents, police said. Luapula Police Commanding Officer, Lucky Munkhondya, said the incident occurred on Aug. 30 between…

By Kenneth Lutena Zambia Monitor Published 3 September 2026, 17:33 CAT • 3 Sep 2026 1 min read

Nine-year-old boy drowns in Milenge river

A nine-year-old boy has drowned in the Lwela River in Milenge District after the canoe he was using while fishing with a 10-year-old friend capsized due to strong currents, police said.

Luapula Police Commanding Officer, Lucky Munkhondya, said the incident occurred on Aug. 30 between 0800 and 1700 hours.

He added that the two juveniles had gone fishing on the river using a canoe when it capsized.

“A joint operation was carried out by the Police and officers from Chembe Town Council Fire Brigade Department. At around 12:18 hours, divers from the Fire Brigade managed to retrieve the body from the river,” Munkhondya said in a statement on Thursday.

He said police conducted a physical inspection of the body and found no visible injuries or bruises.

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Munkhondya said the boy’s family and police did not suspect foul play and that the family had been advised to proceed with the burial.

“Both the Police and the deceased family does not suspect any foul play and therefore, Police advised the deceased family to proceed with the burial and an Inquiry File was opened up,” he said.

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