{"id":426394,"date":"2017-10-07T16:30:34","date_gmt":"2017-10-07T16:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/10\/07\/12-month-old-baby-12-others-drown-in-river-offin\/"},"modified":"2017-10-07T16:30:34","modified_gmt":"2017-10-07T16:30:34","slug":"12-month-old-baby-12-others-drown-in-river-offin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/10\/07\/12-month-old-baby-12-others-drown-in-river-offin\/","title":{"rendered":"12-month-old baby, 12 others drown in River Offin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/93926079.295.jpg\" alt=\"Offin River 2\" title=\"Offin River 2\" width=\"295\" height=\"221\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Residents gather at the river bank as rescue mission goes on<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385127052\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385127052\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1507393834_99_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> 13 people, including a one-year-old, have drowned in River Offin in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n<p>The victims who are farmers were using a boat to the other side of the river when it capsized.<\/p>\n<p>Seven of the victims have since been rescued with the rest including the toddler still trapped in the river.<\/p>\n<p>Rescue efforts are underway after traditional authorities there performed rituals to seek the assistance of their gods.<\/p>\n<p>A 60-year-old woman who was rescued is in a critical condition and has since been rushed to the Nkawie Government Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents gather at the river bank as rescue mission goes on &#13; 13 people, including a one-year-old, have drowned in River Offin in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region. 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