{"id":8870,"date":"2018-04-09T10:14:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T07:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ug\/?p=8870"},"modified":"2018-04-09T10:14:56","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T07:14:56","slug":"first-year-student-at-makerere-university-drowns-in-swimming-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ug\/first-year-student-at-makerere-university-drowns-in-swimming-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"First Year Student at Makerere University Drowns in Swimming Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"cch_f3565b341de9ebe\" class=\"_mh6 _wsc\"><span class=\"_3oh- _58nk\">John Paul Mirimi a first year student at Makerere University has been reported dead after drowning in the University swimming pool. According to University police, Paul who was from jogging later went to freshen up at the swimming pool but had little experience in swimming.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"cch_f3565b341de9ebe\" class=\"_mh6 _wsc\"><span class=\"_3oh- _58nk\">Reports indicate that immediately Paul entered the water at about 5:30am and then failed to re-surface.\u00a0 Friends alerted the Police at the university when Mirimu did not resurface after jumping into the pool.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"cch_f3565b341de9ebe\" class=\"_mh6 _wsc\"><span class=\"_3oh- _58nk\">He was thereafter rushed to Mulago hospital but died on arrival. Paul was studying a bachelors degree in information systems. RIP.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Paul Mirimi a first year student at Makerere University has been reported dead after drowning in the University swimming pool. 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