The Zimbabwe Republic Police is investigating a case where a 28-year-old man Aaron Mayela drowned after he jumped into and swam in Ntiyabezi dam where a police sub-aqua unit was retrieving the body of a man from lot 4 in Gweru who had also drowned in the same reservoir.
Anderson Mbano drowned in the dam on the 6th of November 2019 and it was during the retrieval of his body that Mayela jumped into the dam and met the same fate.
ZRP Midlands Police Spokesperson Inspector Joel Goko confirmed the incident and he urged the public not to attempt swimming across flooded rivers or any water bodies.