A toddler was rescued after falling into a pit latrine hole at Ohaushombo village, in the Ongwediva area.
Oshana police crime investigation coordinator deputy Fredrick Ndjadila says the incident reportedly occurred around 18h00 on Tuesday while the one-year and 10-month-old baby girl was playing with other children in a field, where she resides with her guardian.
“It is alleged that the victim was playing with fellow children when she inadvertently fell into a pit latrine hole located in the same field,” he says. The other children quickly realised what had happened and rushed to call the elders for help.
Ndjadila indicates that the rescuers were able to retrieve the child from the pit latrine hole, which was not that deep.
He notes that the victim has since received the necessary medical care and has already been discharged from the hospital.
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