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Boy (11) dies due to heat wave in Botswana
20 Jan 2016 at 12:07hrs | Views
In the week that three heat wave related deaths were recorded at Bamalete Lutheran hospital in Ramotswa, an 11-year old boy from Mopipi also added to the statistics after he collapsed and died under the searing heat on Thursday.
The Voice reported that little boy who was doing Standard 5 at Mopipi Primary School was certified dead upon arrival at Orapa hospital.
He was said to have walked a distance of 15km from Mopipi village to Koroxana lands to find his brothers, but collapsed and died on the way.
Superintendent Kabo Badirwang of Orapa Police said the body was rushed to hospital where doctors confirmed that he died of heat stroke. "The body was found in the bush by residents who had been looking for their donkeys," said Badirwang.
Meanwhile in Rakops, police are investigating a drowning incident where a 10 year old girl drowned in the river while she was trying to cool herself.
The Voice reported that little boy who was doing Standard 5 at Mopipi Primary School was certified dead upon arrival at Orapa hospital.
He was said to have walked a distance of 15km from Mopipi village to Koroxana lands to find his brothers, but collapsed and died on the way.
Superintendent Kabo Badirwang of Orapa Police said the body was rushed to hospital where doctors confirmed that he died of heat stroke. "The body was found in the bush by residents who had been looking for their donkeys," said Badirwang.
Meanwhile in Rakops, police are investigating a drowning incident where a 10 year old girl drowned in the river while she was trying to cool herself.
Source - The Voice
