The pupils are said to have drowned late afternoon on Wednesday while returning from school.
Nine children have drowned in a lake at Faana-Bortianor, an island community in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region whiles returning from school.
According to reports, 12 students were crossing the lake in a canoe on their way from school at Wiagoman to Faanaa on Wednesday (10 May 2023).
The canoe was being paddled by one of the school children when it capsised midway through the journey resulting in the death of the nine students.
Twelve people including the boat owner were on the boat when the incident happened, killing nine of them.
Three people managed to swim to safety.
The body of the last of the nine children was retrieved on Thursday, May 11, after a thorough search.
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