A Rusape municipal officer who went missing for almost two weeks was found dead by a fisherman at Rusape Dam, some 2km from the town.
Jairos Chirinda’s body was discovered in an advanced stage of decomposition on Friday evening by Simon Makoni who reported the matter to the police. It was retrieved on Saturday morning.
The body was found at the edge of the dam and police said they are still investigating if there was foul play involved. Chirinda’s body now awaits postmortem in Harare.
Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Inspector Luxon Chananda confirmed the story to Masvingo Mirror but said that the cause of death is not yet known.