Boy, 9, Drowns

The police were told about the boy who accidentally fell into a flowing trench, following heavy rains on Thursday late afternoon. The police started searching for the young boy, whose lifeless body was recovered a few kilometres from where he drowned near Airport Junction Mall at around 11pm.

Confirming the incident to The Monitor, acting Sir Seretse Khama Airport Police Station commander More Sefatlhe said upon receiving the report they rushed to the scene and engaged a search team.