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3 men drown at pool party in Zimbabwe
08 Sep 2014 at 02:55hrs | Views
Three Harare men drowned in a swimming pool on Saturday night under unclear circumstances while they were at a pool party at a house in Highlands.
The three believed to be in their early 20s were among more than 100 people who attended the party at the house popularly known as the Boathouse.
Police confirmed the deaths and said the deceased had not yet been identified by yesterday, while investigations were still in progress.
It is suspected that the three tried to swim and drowned and their bodies were found early in the morning.
"According to reports, the party started around 10pm and the bodies were discovered around 2.25am by the owner of the house who reported to the police," said Harare provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Tarirai Dube.
A sombre atmosphere gripped the popular Boathouse yesterday, with its occupants becoming hostile to The Herald crew, before referring them to the police.
Some teenagers who attended the pool party and were still milling on the roads around the house, said they started the party around 6pm on Saturday and ended yesterday at around 2am.
"We saw an advertisement on Facebook about the pool party," said one of the youths.
"We were made to pay US$5 each to gain entry. "Beer and food was being sold at the premises."
According to the advertisement on Facebook, the pool party was being hosted by "Beefy, Hibangaz and Dee Nosh Inc".
The three bodies were taken to Parirenyatwa Hospital mortuary for post-mortem.
In past few years, several people drowned during parties held at water bodies like Lake Chivero.
In September 2010, three people - two female dancers and one man - died at Pamvura Lodge in Mvurwi at a beach party after the boat they were cruising in capsized.
The three believed to be in their early 20s were among more than 100 people who attended the party at the house popularly known as the Boathouse.
Police confirmed the deaths and said the deceased had not yet been identified by yesterday, while investigations were still in progress.
It is suspected that the three tried to swim and drowned and their bodies were found early in the morning.
"According to reports, the party started around 10pm and the bodies were discovered around 2.25am by the owner of the house who reported to the police," said Harare provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Tarirai Dube.
A sombre atmosphere gripped the popular Boathouse yesterday, with its occupants becoming hostile to The Herald crew, before referring them to the police.
Some teenagers who attended the pool party and were still milling on the roads around the house, said they started the party around 6pm on Saturday and ended yesterday at around 2am.
"We saw an advertisement on Facebook about the pool party," said one of the youths.
"We were made to pay US$5 each to gain entry. "Beer and food was being sold at the premises."
According to the advertisement on Facebook, the pool party was being hosted by "Beefy, Hibangaz and Dee Nosh Inc".
The three bodies were taken to Parirenyatwa Hospital mortuary for post-mortem.
In past few years, several people drowned during parties held at water bodies like Lake Chivero.
In September 2010, three people - two female dancers and one man - died at Pamvura Lodge in Mvurwi at a beach party after the boat they were cruising in capsized.
Source - The herald
