The victims were said to have gone to the pit, a former site of Sonitra, an Israeli construction company, to swim even though they were advised against it.

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Police said that a search party, made up of some residents of the area and family members, found two of the bodies after about three hours of search.

The third body was found a day later.

The bodies of the victims have since been deposited at the Nsawam Government Hospital pending further investigations.