Questions surround drowning of 14-year old boy in Keetmans

THE body of a 14-year-old boy was found in the Keetmanshoop swimming pool on Sunday, but it is not clear whether he had drowned.

The pool was on Saturday opened to the public for the first time since it was closed at the beginning of summer last year. The dead boy, Arthur Nderura, was last seen alive on Saturday, when he and his younger brother went to the pool.His body was found at the bottom of the pool on Sunday by children who were swimming at the deep end.He was the son of the Keetmanshoop Police station commander, James Nderura.The Police Deputy Commissioner in Karas, Josephat Abel, yesterday said the Police are waiting for the results of the post mortem to determine the cause of death.The Keetmanshoop Municipality’s Chief Executive Officer, Jeremia Shangadi, said it was strange that the municipal lifeguard and security guards on duty at the pool had not seen the boy drown.”To my surprise, the boy, who could have drowned on Saturday afternoon, was not floating on the top the following morning, but still remained at the bottom of the swimming pool,” he said.According to Shangadi, the last drowning at the Keetmanshooppool happened ten years ago.The dead boy, Arthur Nderura, was last seen alive on Saturday, when he and his younger brother went to the pool.His body was found at the bottom of the pool on Sunday by children who were swimming at the deep end.He was the son of the Keetmanshoop Police station commander, James Nderura.The Police Deputy Commissioner in Karas, Josephat Abel, yesterday said the Police are waiting for the results of the post mortem to determine the cause of death.The Keetmanshoop Municipality’s Chief Executive Officer, Jeremia Shangadi, said it was strange that the municipal lifeguard and security guards on duty at the pool had not seen the boy drown.”To my surprise, the boy, who could have drowned on Saturday afternoon, was not floating on the top the following morning, but still remained at the bottom of the swimming pool,” he said.According to Shangadi, the last drowning at the Keetmanshooppool happened ten years ago.