OTJIWARONGO – A 59-year-old man died instantly on Saturday when he allegedly fell from a 15-metre high water tank at Otjiwarongo.

Namibian Police head of community affairs in the Otjozondjupa region, Maureen Mbeha in a media statement yesterday said the incident happened while the deceased was busy with regular maintenance work on the tank, belonging to the Namibia Water Corporation (NamWater).

“The incident occurred during the afternoon in Orwetoveni residential area near the Karundu Primary School,” said Mbeha.

Preliminary police investigations indicate that the protection belt the deceased was wearing allegedly became loose, and that might have caused him to fall from the tower.

His 37-year-old colleague was safely rescued from the water tank and taken to the Otjiwarongo State Hospital for treatment, Mbeha added.

-Nampa