Bodies of two drowned policemen in Oda River found

The bodies of the two police officers suspected to have drowned while chasing some armed robbers in Krobo, a suburb of Obuasi in the Ashanti Region, have been retrieved.

The police announced on Friday, July 17 that the bodies were retrieved from the Oda River.

The officers – Lance Corporals Stephen Kyeremeh and Amedius Akwesi Boateng – reportedly drowned after chasing the suspected robbers.

They were in their police uniforms when they were discovered; their police duty rifles were however not found.

According to the Ghana Police Service, their decomposing bodies have been deposited at the Seventh Day Morgue at Obuasi as investigations into the incident are still ongoing.