Four children trapped in freezer in Namibia die

Police successful Namibia are investigating the decease of 4 children who were playing successful an bare aged freezer successful the north-eastern Zambezi Region.

Aged betwixt 3 and six, the children were recovered wrong the unused heavy freezer successful the densely populated country of the municipality of Katima Mulilo connected Monday afternoon.

The constabulary judge the children were accidentally trapped portion playing and suffocated wrong but investigations are nether way.

Of the 4 children, 2 suffocated to decease successful the fridge portion 2 others died successful the infirmary portion receiving treatment, the nationalist broadcaster reported.

“When I came in, I saw paramedics attending to my girl and different girl. They rushed them to the hospital, portion the different 2 were loaded successful constabulary mortuary vehicles,” Aranges Shoro, the begetter of the children, told privately owned The Namibian newspaper.

The 2 who were rushed to the adjacent Katima Mulilo State Hospital were declared dormant upon arrival, the nationalist broadcaster NBC's quality website reported.

It is not wide wherefore the non-functional freezer was near extracurricular a location of 1 of the affected families.