HLM: Young Worker Found Dead After Falling into a Corniche Canal

O. Balde, a worker about 23 years old who lived in Yeumbeul ASECNA, died on November 4, 2026, after falling into a corniche canal in the HLM area. He worked for the DELTA/SA sanitation team on renovation works being carried out by Senegal’s National Sanitation Office (ONAS). According to a relative, he had entered the canal to retrieve a ball belonging to some young people and then got into difficulty. Firefighters recovered his body and took it to the hospital; the prosecutor was notified and an investigation has been opened.