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Mysterious Deaths of Two People in Arekit Town Water Well
TIKVAH Ethiopia · 8 hours ago · Read the Full Story on TIKVAH Ethiopia
AI SUMMARY
The deaths of a well-digger and a municipal worker who tried to retrieve his body from a 6-meter-deep well in Arekit town have stunned local residents and police.
- The incident occurred in Arekit town administration of the Gurage Zone in the Central Ethiopia Region.
- The first victim, Ato Mekbib Gebre, was a local groundwater well digger from 01 Kebele 'Tena' village.
- On Nov.9, Mekbib descended into an approximately 6-meter-deep well in the 'Deche' area after a lunch break and was found dead in a crouching position by responding residents.
- Residents notified the Arekit town police and refrained from entering the well themselves.
- A municipal worker volunteered to descend into the well with a rope to help retrieve the body.
- As the municipal worker touched the first victim's body, he began to convulse, stood upright, leaned against the wall, and died instantly.
- Fearing a dangerous presence or death spirit, local residents and bystanders prayed and recited Dua instead of entering the pit.
- The bodies were eventually pulled out from above using long sticks and ropes without anyone else entering the well.
- Arekit Town Police Commander Sergeant Akmel Shifa stated that witnessing the second death dismissed initial suspicions that the first victim might have been murdered.
- The families of both victims accepted the situation and proceeded with burials without further suspicion.
- The assistant to the first victim reported being severely traumatized and ill due to the shock of the rapid events.
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