Omuthiya: The Ministry of Education , Arts and Culture ' s Executive Director , Sanet Steenkamp , has expressed shock over the death of a 16 - year - old learner who allegedly drowned in Lake Guinas near Tsumeb over the weekend . The Namibian Police Force reported that O ' linn Nauyoma drowned around 15h00 on Sunday . He was a learner at Etosha Secondary School in Tsumeb . ' We are shocked by the loss of our learner . Our condolences go out to the family and Etosha Secondary School ,' Steenkamp said in an interview on Tuesday . The executive director said the ministry is collaborating with the police and the divers to search for Nauyoma ' s body , while also preparing for social workers to visit the school and his family . The Namibian Police Force ' s crime investigations coordinator for the Oshikoto Region , Deputy Commissioner Titus Ekandjo , confirmed the incident , saying Nauyoma had been at the lake as part of an excursion by the school ' s learners ' representative council . The incident reportedly occ urred while Nauyoma and a friend were swimming . The body of the deceased had not yet been retrieved from the lake by Tuesday , and his next of kin have been informed .Source: The Namibia News Agency