Budo Junior Pupil Dies In Swimming Pool

Posted by: lukwago J in Uganda news July 26, 2019

On Wednesday evening, a primary 5 pupil of Budo Junior school collapsed and died in a swimming pool at Mugwanya Preparatory School, where they were taken together with many other children to have fan.

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According to the school authorities, Lawoko Innocent died shortly being admitted at Rubaga Hospital in Kampala.

The head master of Budo Junior, Mr Kavulu Ernest said Innocent was among the sixty pupils who were taken for swimming at Mugwanya Preparatory School’s pool.

The pupils who always go for weekly swimming lessons at Mugwanya Preparatory school’s swimming pool was accompanied by 2 coaches and 4 teachers.

Mr Akena Robert, the victim’s father said the school management informed them about their boy’s condition and they managed to reach the hospital before passing away.

The school informed us that Innocent became unconscious during the time he was swimming and he was rushed to Rubaga hospital,’he said.

According to the medical report endorsed by Dr Ssekitoleko Andrew of Rubaga, the deceased failed to resist ‘cardiorespiratory’ arrest (Sudden, unexpected loss of heart function, breathing and consciousness)

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