22 year old Guy Dies While Trying To Save 300ghc In An Abandoned Will At Meduma

A young man falls in an abandoned will at Kumasi Meduma while trying to rescue 300ghc from the will.

22 year old Guy Dies While Trying To Save 300ghc In An Abandoned Will At Meduma

Bright Owoahene Acheampong a young guy in Ashanti Region has met his untimely death after attempting to rescue GHC300 from an abandoned well.

The sad incident happened at Meduma, a community in the Kwabere East District of the Ashanti Region.

Information gathered indicates that the 22-year-old climbed down the abandoned well after his mother had dropped an amount of GHS300 into it while dumping refuse.

The dry well according to residents has become a trap after it was abandoned when it failed to produce water.

Upon falling into the well, Bright Owoahene Acheampong, popularly known as Akwasi Broni screamed at the top of his voice calling for help.

Her mother heard his screams and called on neighbors to come and help his son. One of the residents that tried also fell into the well.

With the situation becoming dire, some of the residents placed a call to the National Fire Service for help.

The officers from the Mampongteng station that responded managed to pull out the two people but it was too late for Akwasi Broni.

After the incident, residents are now calling for the abandoned well to be covered up.