[ 2021-03-16 ]

Apam: Burial service for drowned teens to be held today
A burial service will be held today for 12 of the
teenagers who drowned in the sea at Apam on March
7.

After the service, the bodies will be released to
the individual families for burial.

The Gomoa West Security Council had initially
considered a mass burial.

The Gomoa Akyemepim Traditional Council on Monday
performed rituals to appease the gods of the land
ahead of the burial.

One cow, three sheep,12 fowls, 33 tubers of yam,
and three cartons of schnapps were offered to the
gods by a traditional priest to appease them.

There are fears the teenagers defied the laws of
the land by swimming at a place that is the
preserve of the gods.

The burial service was originally scheduled for
Thursday, March 11 but had to be postponed for the
rituals to be performed by the community leaders.

The deceased were aged between 13 and 18 years.

There were three survivors from the incident who
received treatment at the St Luke Catholic
Hospital in Apam.

Police indicated that while the teens were
swimming, a heavy tidal wave overwhelmed them
leading to the tragedy over a week ago.

Earlier reports suggested that over 20 teens may
have drowned in the incident, but 13 bodies have
recovered so far.

One of the victims was buried earlier because the
recovered body was badly decomposed.

Source - Citinewsroom

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