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Makerere student dies after drowning in pool

By Our Reporter

A Makerere university student drowned in the swimming pool  Sunday evening and died hours later at Mulago National Referral Hospital where he had been rushed to save his life.
James Uwmpuhwe, a Rwandan, drowned in a pool near the Guild Canteen after jumping in even though he didn’t he never knew how to swim.
“James had no experience in swimming, but he jumped into the water,” a friend said.
The friend added that they made an alarm  when they did not see James return on top of the swimming pool.He was pulled out of water and rushed to wandegeya at Abii clinic from where he was rushed to Mulago Hospital.Police said James died at the hospital’s emergency unit. Vice Chancellor Prof. Nawangwe on his Facebook page said, “I have received with much shock news the death of  James, a second year student of Arts in Arts who has drowned in the swimming pool this evening.”
He added, “ I send condolences to the family and the entire  community. May his soul rest in peace. “

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