Man drowns at Rundu Beach

Man drowns at Rundu Beach KENYA KAMBOWE

The Kavango East police are searching for the body of 31-year-old Joseph Tjiwawa, who drowned in the Okavango River on Friday afternoon.

According to Deputy Commissioner Willie Bampton, Tjiwawa drowned at Rundu Beach after two of his friends threw him into the river. Tjiwawa was intoxicated, Bampton said.

The two friends, who are from Sauyema, were arrested on a charge of murder and will to appear before the Rundu Magistrate’s Court today.

On 20 December, the Rundu police recovered the body of a 44-year-old man identified as Hausiku Valentinus Mushore from the Okavango River. His body was found at the bridge between Angola and Namibia.

Bampton said a post-mortem examination found that Mushore had drowned. No foul play is suspected.

He said Mushore was not reported missing because his family thought he had gone to visit someone.