In the Western Region of Ghana's Sekondi, a five-month pregnant woman and mother of three tragically perished after falling into a well.
The middle-aged mother, identified as Auntie Efua, was at the well with her three kids to get water for washing when the tragic incident occurred.
The dead is a fishmonger at the Bosomwti Sam Fishing Harbour in Sekondi, according to eyewitnesses who talked with Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson, the host of Connect FM's Omanbapa morning show.
"She is our colleague at the harbour, [on Tuesday] she left with her kids to wash her clothes around the well but we did not hear from her again. Her children came back but she was nowhere to be found until we heard someone had died in the well. When we came, she was the one," one of the eyewitnesses indicated.
When it was time to retrieve the woman's dead corpse, representatives from the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) and the Ghana National Fire Service arrived on the site in good time.
According to Mr Patrick Ocran, a representative from NADMO, bruises were seen all over the corpse once retrieved from the well.
"We received a call from some residents that someone had fallen in the well. We quickly mobilized our men and moved to the scene and with the assistance of some Fire Service Personnel, we were able to retrieve the body from the well. We found out that she was about five months pregnant and had three kinds as well. We have also gathered that she came around with her children to fetch water and she slipped into the well," he indicated.
He added that his outfit had cordoned off the scene to avoid others from fetching the water.
"In the meantime, we have ordered for the well to be closed down. We are working to ensure it is safe for drinking before we allow people to come around again," he added.