26-year-old man Misheck Lwendo of Jack compound in Lusaka has drowned in a swimming pool at one of the lodges in Kamwala South.
The incident occured yesterday on around 13:00 hours.
Police Deputy Public Relations Officer, Danny Mwale has revealed that Misheck who was celebrating his birthday with two of his friends decided to swim after taking some bottles of beer.
After noticing that he was not coming out of the water, the two friends alerted the security guard and immediately a search was conducted. “Misheck’s body was then discovered in the deep end of the swimming pool,” Mwale says. Police officers who rushed to the scene suspected no foul play.
The body was deposited in UTH mortuary awaiting postmortem and burial.