Regional News of Monday, 2 March 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comA 42-year-old woman and her three sons have reportedly died after drowning in a galamsey pit at Wassa Dunkwa in the Amenfi West Municipality of the Western Region. The tragic incident occurred on Saturday, February 28, 2026, when the family reportedly went to fetch firewood near a galamsey site. The pit had been filled with water and the children went to swim in it, and began to drown,” the eyewitness said. Three children drown in galamsey pits, two rescued“Their mother, upon noticing the distress of her children, rushed in to rescue them. The incident has renewed concerns about the dangers posed by abandoned galamsey pits in many communities across the Western Region.

Source: GhanaWeb March 02, 2026 13:16 UTC