Kitwe youth throws himself with his children in Kafue River after wife dumped him for another man

A 35-year-old man of Kitwe district has thrown himself together with his two children into the Kafue River after his wife went and married another man. 

Kitwe District Commissioner Binwell Mpundu in a statement made available to WestMac Media says the Kitwe man threw himself and his children. in the crocodile infested River on Saturday. 

Mr. Mpundu says this comes hours after the team of divers from the Zambia Army suspended retrieval efforts for the day of a 40 year old man who in like manner threw himself into the Kafue River for unknown reasons.

He says retrieval efforts suffered a setback when a boat hit a rock and got damaged during a search exercise on the river. 

The Kitwe DC says the search has however continued today for Patrick Muyembe before the team can now embark on a mission to retrieve the bodies of the three family members. Photo credit: Q FM