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BY: Gilbert Mawuli Agbey
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The otherwise quiet town of Apam was Tuesday throw into a sombre mood as hundreds of people, both young and old, put on black and red attire to mourn with the bereaved families of the 13 children who drowned in the sea in the town.
The deceased teenagers had, on Sunday, March 7, 2021, as part of their weekly Sunday special get-together, gone to the beach to swim. However, bad weather caused 20 of them to drown.
So far, 13 dead bodies have been retrieved, with only two survivors - Godfred Apratse, 14, and Simon Dadzie, 15.
The 13th body, which was retrieved last Friday, was buried on the same day, after some traditional rituals had been performed, due to the decomposed state of the body.
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A joint burial service for 11 children who drowned while swimming in the sea at Apam in the Central region has been held at Apam.
In all a total of 13 bodies have been retrieved as of now in the accident where about 20 children were said to involved.
Two teenagers survived the drowning disaster. 13 bodies have been retrieved as of now and one has already been buried.
The traditional council in the area on Monday, performed rites to pacify the sea gods following claims that the victim’s defied them.
One cow, three sheep, 12 fowls, 33 tubers of yam, and three cartons of gin [schnapps] were offered to the gods by a traditional priest on Monday, March 15, 2021.
Two teenagers who survived the drowning disaster at Apam in the Central Region, which claimed the lives of 12 teenagers, say they are traumatized about the incident.
Simon Dadzie, 15, and Godfred Apratse, 14, said swimming had always been part of their leisure activities, but they never envisaged that it could result in such a tragedy.
“The unfortunate incident just happened in a flash and all that we could remember was that we entered the sea to swim but later opened our eyes and found ourselves in hospital receiving treatment,” they said.
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The two survivors were speaking in an interview with the media when the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mrs Mavis Hawa Koomson, on behalf of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, led a government delegation to commiserate with the bereaved families last Wednesday.
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