A six-year-old girl has drowned in a swimming pool at Capital Kids near Gateway Mall in Lilongwe.

Lilongwe Police spokesperson Hastings Chigalu identified the girl as Nicole Banda.

He said the incident occurred when Nicole in the company of her sibling and their father went to the said place to relax themselves.

“After some minutes of their relaxation, the father who is a Business Development Manager at World Vision Malawi, left for shoprite to buy drinks.

“On his departure, he informed one of the workers at the place to monitor the kids since they were still playing.

“However, upon return from shoprite, the father was surprised to notice that one kid was nowhere to be seen,” Chigalu said.

He said during the search, Nicole’s body was found floating in a swimming pool.

She was then rushed to ABC clinic where death was pronounced.

Nicole Banda, hailed from Mbuluma Village, Traditional Authority Kanyenda in Nkhota-kota District.