HAMPTON SCHOOL BOY DROWNS IN MALAWI

17th July 2026 Stuart Higgins

A 17-year-old pupil at Hampton School has died while snorkelling on a school trip to Malawi, it was announced a short time ago.

Malawi Police Service (MPS) said that Eugene Enoch Kwon had been snorkelling in Lake Malawi in Cape Maclear, Monkey Bay on Tuesday when he went missing.

Superintendent Patrick Mussa said that the boy’s disappearance prompted an “immediate search operation,” and that divers located him underwater after an “extensive search.”

He was taken to Monkey Bay Community Hospital for treatment but died from suffocation due to drowning, police said.

Mussa added: “Police in the Eastern Region have since expressed their condolences to the bereaved family, while investigations into the incident continue.”

Hampton School, a private school for boys, confirmed one of its students had died on the camping trip.

A spokesperson for the school said: “Our thoughts, love and deepest sympathies are with the pupil’s family and loved ones at this unimaginably difficult time.

“At present, our focus is supporting the pupil’s family and everyone affected within our school community.”

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