A Man from Bulawayo drowned at Maleme Dam inside Matopo National Park while trying to take a selfie.The police sub aqua unit retrieved the body on Monday afternoon following the tragedy on Sunday.

Sources said Tichawona Nyamande (26) of Gwabalanda suburb had gone on an outing with a group of friends.

They allegedly started taking pictures with their cellphones at the scenic dam.“Tichawona stood on rocks near the edge of the dam and started taking selfies with the water as background.

“He unfortunately slipped and fell into the dam,” said a witness who declined to be named. He hit his head on a rock, the source said, and lost consciousness.

The source added that by the time Tichawona’s friends managed to cover about 20km to Matopo Police Station to report the drowning, it  was already dark.

The sub aqua team only arrived at the dam on Monday morning and retrieved the body at around 2PM.