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A 41 year old man identified as Leonard Chanda has drowned while fishing in the Kafue river.

According to Kafue Times, the deceased is suspected to have drowned on June 11, 2022 between 10:00 hours and 12:00 hours in the Kafue river.

Deputy Police Spokesperson Danny Mwale confirmed the incident in a statement made available to Kafue Times.

Mwale said initial investigations revealed that Chanda of Tukunka area in Chanyanya within Kafue went to Kafue river to set his fish nets at around 10:00 hours.

At around 12:00 hours, members of the public saw a canoe floating without anyone on it and suspected that someone had drowned.

Police rushed to the scene and conducted a search with the help of the members of the community.

The body was retrieved around 16:30 hours deposited in Kafue General Hospital Mortuary awaiting postmortem.

Police have instituted investigations to establish the actual cause of death.

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