A tragedy has struck the Boucotte Korentas neighbourhood in Ziguinchor, where the body of a 7-year-old boy was found floating in the local sewage canal. Le garçon, identified by his initials F. And, had come to Ziguinchor to spend his school vacations. It is the inhabitants of the district who made the macabre discovery, in the morning of this Tuesday, September 16, 2025. Immediately, they alerted the police and the fire brigade, who had already begun the search for the child. The body of the young victim was transported to the morgue of the Regional Hospital Center of Ziguinchor. An autopsy will be performed by a médecin légiste in order to determine the exact circumstances of his death. The police opened an investigation to elucidate this tragedy, reports Libération.
The body of a vacationer found in a canal
