16-year-old JHS 2 Pupil Nicholas Nyame, at Assin Fosu has met his untimely death after he drowned in an abandoned quarry pit filled with water at quarry site, at Assin Dompim suburb of Assin Assin Fosu Municipality.
The pit serves as a swimming pool for children in the area, while some Residents go there to wash their clothes during weekends.
According to report, the deceased went to school on Wednesday morning but never returned home.
A search party was organized following an official complaint made to the police but all efforts to find him proved in vain only to be found dead on yesterday afternoon in an abandoned pit when some Residents went there to wash their clothes.
Brother of the deceased, Jeffrey Nyame speaking with the media revealed that they were surprised the deceased traveled such a distance from where they stay to that area to swim.
He said, his brother left home in uniform but the body was found with only a boxer shot and injuries on his jaw and mouth.
Some of the eyewitnesses who spoke to top news said this is the first time such a shocking incident has happened in the area.
They believed, the deceased head struck on rock in the water after jumping into it causing the injuries to his jaw and mouth.
They called on the authorities to fence or cover the abandoned quarry pit to prevent children from swimming since rocks filled in the water contain sharp edges and pose a danger to the lives of swimmers.
