A 3o yaer-old man in Salima has lost his life while trying to rescue a goat that had fallen into a well.

Spokesperson for Salima police Rabecca Ndiwate has confirmed the  tragic incident and identified the deceased as Henry Mangochi.

According to Ndiwate, the deceased was a goat herder and he was attempting to rescue the goat from the well yesterday on Sunday.

“Mangochi descended into the well upon noticing one of his goats had fallen inside. Unfortunately, he was unable to climb back out and died at the scene”, said Ndiwate

A postmortem conducted at Chitala Health Center revealed that the cause of death was suffocation.

The police have since reminded the public to exercise caution and seek help when dealing with potentially dangerous situations like this one.