Mchinji Police Public Relations Officer, Kondwani Kandiado said Damisiano drowned after a bridge he was using, gave in and he fell into the river while Mbachundu drowned when he went to the river to inspect his fish traps.

“The bridge which Domisiano was using was damaged by heavy rains hence it collapsed while he was crossing and he drowned in the river. In the other incident, Sasu was swept away by the river after he went there to check his fish traps,” he said.

Kandiado said post-mortem conducted by the district hospital revealed that the two died due to suffocation secondary to drowning.