A 12-year-old boy has allegedly drowned in the Ferterr River at Ahafo Mim in the Asunafo North Municipality, according to reports.

The boy, identified as Ofosu Stephen, was a student at Zion School in Mim.

Reports suggest that Stephen and his friends were playing football when the ball accidentally fell into the river.

In an attempt to retrieve the ball, Stephen jumped into the river but unfortunately drowned.

The incident has deeply saddened both the parents and residents of the area.

An aunt of the deceased, speaking on Nyankonton Mu Nsem, revealed that Stephen was her senior sister's fourth child.

She confirmed that the boy's body has been recovered from the river and that local authorities have conducted rituals in the area.