Police have recovered the bodies of two men who drowned at Matopo Mission Dam on the evening of January 24, 2025.
According to <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/police-recover-bodies-of-2-men-who-drowned-at-matopo-school-dam/">ZimLive</a>, the men, whose identities have not been released, had been hired by the school to carry out repairs on dormitories damaged in a fire last year.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the school’s headmaster, Gardson Sibanda, explained that after finishing work around 7 PM, the men decided to swim in the dam to cool off. Unfortunately, they quickly ran into trouble. He said:
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Efforts to rescue them were fruitless and the matter was urgently reported to Matopo police.
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Rescue efforts were suspended on January 24 as nightfall set in and resumed the following day.
The police sub-aqua unit from Fairbridge in Bulawayo successfully retrieved the two bodies, which were then taken to United Bulawayo Hospitals for post-mortem examinations.

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Two men were hired to fix a school that had a fire. After working, they went swimming in a dam to cool off but drowned. The school headmaster said they tried to rescue them but couldn't. The police found their bodies the next day. They took the bodies for tests at the hospital. It was a sad accident.

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