{"id":4625,"date":"2025-04-28T20:54:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T17:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=4625"},"modified":"2025-04-28T20:54:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T17:54:21","slug":"herdsmans-brave-attempt-to-save-goat-ends-in-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/28\/herdsmans-brave-attempt-to-save-goat-ends-in-tragedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Herdsman&#8217;s Brave Attempt to Save Goat Ends in Tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kasese, Uganda<\/strong> &#8211; Marine Police at Hima Division Police, together with local residents, have retrieved the body of a herdsman from Community Valley Dam, where he drowned while rescuing his goat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deceased has been identified as 18-year-old Bwambale Paul from Ruhita Village, Hima Parish, Kitswamba Sub-county, Hima Division, whose body was recovered at 1:30 pm on Monday, April 28, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sources indicate that the incident occurred on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at approximately 7:30 pm, when one of the goats being grazed escaped and went to the dam to drink water, resulting in its drowning. 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