4 perish in Luapula river tragedy
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By FRANCINA CHOMBA  –
FOUR people of Milenge District, among them two juveniles, have drowned in Luapula River after the canoe they were on capsized on Monday afternoon.
Police say Patricia Mandela,23, Maria Peter,25, and the two female juveniles, all of Ndeni village in Chief Sokontwe’s area, were travelling from Milenge to a fishing camp in DR Congo when the boat capsized due to heavy cargo.
Luapula Province Police Comissioner Elias Chushi said the bodies were retrieved and deposited at Samfya General Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem.

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