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Coxswain warned in connection with the Advent youths who drowned

By ALICE NACHILEMBE
Police have warned and cautioned a Coxswain of the fishing rig at lake Kariba in connection with the drowning incident of six members of the Seventh Day Adventist  Church.

Six member of the Adventist drowned in lake Kariba on January 1, 2022 who got into a rig, as it started to move at a speed their jumped off and drowned.

Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said Jonathan Haajaya 25, of unmarked house number Kanyelele Township Siavonga has been cautioned on the offence of Criminal Negligence and Reckless.

Mr Hamoonga said this is in connection to the drowning incident that occurred on January 1,2022 in Siavonga district in which Six members of the Lusaka Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church are alleged to have drowned after jumping off the fishing rig he was in charge of.

He said investigations are still ongoing.