E/R: Man Found Dead with Son in Galamsey Pit

The body of a 46-year-old illegal miner, Kwasi Antwi has been retrieved from a mining pit at Akanteng in the West Akyem district of the Eastern region and deposited at the St. Dominic Hospital Morgue.

According to the Public Relations Officer of the Eastern regional Police Command, DSP Ebenezer Tetteh the incident occurred August 6, 2018 when the deceased together with his Son, Reidolf Asante alias Nana Yaw, 18, had gone to prospect for gold in the mining site but were trapped in the mining pit.

He said the Police proceeded to the scene and found the deceased Kwasi Antwi inside the pit part covered with stones and gravels.

DSP Tetteh said investigators led by Emmanuel Gyasi removed the body and conducted spot examination which revealed his right arm was broken.

The deceased was wearing a pair of black trousers, brown singlet and a pair of Wellington boot with bruises on the body.