died while trying to drag 14-year-old Bonheur Musungay
from a flooded pit at Thorpe Marshes on the outskirts of
Norfolk, UK. Stella’s effort was a waste as Bonheur also
died. Stella’s sister Claudine, 16, who was part of the
attempted rescue, luckily survived.
Stella’s parents, who arrived in the UK as refugees from the
Democratic Republic of Congo in 2008, are completely
devastated at the loss of their daughter.
“We will miss her so much and hope our faith will get us
through. But we are very proud of her”
Engele and Daniel Aketo also revealed their daughter had
successfully rescued another boy a year ago. They said
Stella and Claudine had not been swimming but sunbathing
on the beach next to the boy. When Bonheur got into trouble,
both girls, who were strong swimmers, dived in to save him.
Claudine survived but Stella was dragged under.
Stella attended City College Norwich after leaving Thorpe St
Andrew High School and was studying nursing at college
and wanted to be a pediatrician.
Emergency services launched a major search and rescue
operation to find the pair but were unable to save them.
Police and firefighters are now investigating what happened.
Detective Sergeant Sarah Knights said people should take
care around open water. “Without wanting to prejudge what
has happened here, I would urge people to take the utmost
care around water and to be aware of hidden dangers such
as fast flowing currents and underwater obstacles and
weeds,” she added.
Source: Daily Mirror
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