A 19 year old boy drowned in the Densu river at Akwadum in the New Juaben Municipality of the Eastern Region on Moday during the course of a swimming competition to win a bet.
Yaw Ayamba and two friends reportedly dived into the river and started swimming after an unidentified man threw them a challenge that the fastest swimmer in their midst would receive a Ghc 120 prize.
Boy Drowns In River During Ghc 120 Contest Over Fastest Swimmer – Family Forced To Spend Over Ghc 1,000 For Rituals To No Avail