Body of drowned 20-year-old water tanker attendant retrieved from quarry pit at Mpobi

The body of a 20-year-old water tanker attendant who drowned in a water-filled quarry pit in the Afigya Kwabre South District of the Ashanti Region has been retrieved.

The deceased, identified as Kwame Owusu, had accompanied his driver to the MMM Quarry Limited site at Mpobi to fetch water for an ongoing construction project when the incident occurred.

Eyewitnesses say Owusu entered the deep pit to swim while the tanker was being filled but was pulled under and did not resurface.

The incident occurred at about 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.

Initial rescue attempts by community members proved futile, prompting calls for support from the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), the Ghana National Fire Service, and the police.

Despite a search of the pit, the body was not retrieved on Tuesday.

It was eventually recovered around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday after search operations resumed in the morning.

Traditional authorities in Mpobi performed customary rites to facilitate the recovery

The body has been deposited at the morgue pending further police investigations.

Mpobi Assembly Member Yaakubu Yusuf gave an account of the incident.

The deceased’s mother also described, in an interview, how she was told about her son’s death and how she reacted to the news.

The deceased’s wife, with whom he has a 4-month-old baby, also spoke about how her husband’s death will affect her.