Two 13-year-old girls, Alicia and Anita Asare, have died after falling into a galamsey pit at Sanfo-Aduam. They were students at the Sanfo-Aduam SDA primary school.
They drowned when they went swimming in a river surrounded by galamsey pits. They were trapped under the pit for hours before being retrieved by some community members.
The girls were laid to rest on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, amidst tears in the community. The mourners expressed concern over the numerous galamsey pits abandoned in the area and called on authorities to cover all pits left in the community by illegal miners to protect residents from falling into them.
