Father and son die together choking in a village well

A group of volunteer rescuers, trying to retrieve the body of the boy who fell in the hole in Buriba village on Saturday morning, was shocked to find the same lifeless body of the boy's father in the same hole.

According to local authorities, the middle-aged father identified as Zacharia Senda risked his life to get into the well in order to save his 12-year-old son, Kelvin Zacharia, after he found himself trapped inside.

Juma Mkeha said that the boy fell into the well trying to retrieve a bucket that had accidentally fallen while he was going to fetch water.

"Anxious neighbors raised the alarm after hearing cries inside the borehole.The boy's father showed bravery to jump in and try to save the boy, unfortunately they both died, "said Mkeha.

Doctors at the Sirari Health Center confirmed that both victims died.

The atmosphere around the drilling site became dark after the recovery of the two corpses after the five-hour operation. "It's terrible to imagine that two people from the same family could die in the same way at the same time," said Ras Koba, one of the volunteer rescuers

" When the news came out on Saturday, the village rallied and the money to the family as a common way to show sympathy, "Mkeha said.

The double tragedy also aroused concern within the village community since the borehole is located 2.5 kilometers from the Ngerengere Primary School, where the boy was a student. Most local children go for water in the borehole for home use.

Esteria Sangaya, a teacher at Ngerengere School, describes Kelvin, a student of Standard Three, as a "happy, energetic and friendly" child who gets along well with her classmates. It has been established that the bodies of the father and son are kept at the morgue of the Tarime District Hospital pending an official autopsy before being handed over to the family for arrangements. burial.