A team of officers from Zambia Police and the Department of National Parks and Wildlife have finally retrieved the body of Mulobezi District Education Standards Officer, Jimmy Walubita Simaundu and his son.

This follows over 24 Hours of searching for Simaundu (left) who drowned in Kanyimba Dam on Sunday along with his two sons (in pictures below) when their Canoe capsized in full view of his helpless wife.

His youngest son was retrieved on Sunday and pronounced dead upon arrival at Sichili Hospital.

In the latest development, sources close to the incident are telling Byta FM News that the team has managed to find the two corpses after they drowned around 13:00 Hours on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Mulobezi Council Public Relations Officer, Elvis Muleya says Simaundu 47, had gone for a picnic at Kanyimba Dam with his family when the boat they were paddling together with his 2 sons capsized.

Muleya has identified the two sons are Lishoma Simaundu, aged 16 and Mubita Simaundu, 13.

Their remains have since been deposited at Sichili Mission Hospital Mortuary.