A Sunday outing turned tragic when nine-year-old Yaa Serwaa, a pupil of Trinity Presbyterian Basic School in Koforidua, drowned in a swimming pool at Tonyx Hotel.

The heartbreaking incident has left her family and the local community in shock, while the police have launched an investigation.

Recalling the sequence of events, a family member told Starr FM, “The child didn’t swim. She sat near the pool to take pictures.

She went with her father, but later, the father started searching for her all over. Then someone alerted him that the child was under the pool.

She was removed and rushed to the Central Hospital but died on arrival.”

Yaa Serwaa had reportedly accompanied her father and five siblings to the hotel for what was intended to be a day of leisure.

While her siblings and other children swam, Serwaa remained by the poolside, taking pictures and enjoying the atmosphere.

The circumstances leading to her drowning remain unclear, sparking concern and speculation.

Meanwhile, the police in Koforidua have launched an investigation into the case.