A 63-year-old man, Kojo Agumah, has been found dead in a river at Baakoniaba near Nyinahin in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region.

The cocoa farmer was found dead on Thursday, 28 October 2021.

Mr Agumah went to the farm on Wednesday, 27 October 2021 but did not return.

The chief of the area, Nana Akwasi Owusu, told Class News’ regional correspondent Elisha Adarkwah that a search was conducted for his whereabouts on Thursday, 28 October 2021, after the bereaved family informed him of the incident.

Mr Agumah was found dead in a prone position in River Bobo, which he crosses to the farm.

Nana Owusu said no cut was found on the body.

The body has been deposited in a morgue at Nyinahin.

The police at Nyinahin has commenced investigations into the incident.