A 55-year-old Namibian female died after a tragic electrocution incident in Rehoboth, Hardap Region.

The Namibian police reported that Ingrid Laetitia De Klerk was bathing and suddenly started screaming for help, after which her children found their mother lying unconscious in the bathtub, said the police.

De Klerk was declared dead by the paramedics at the scene. 

Electricians from the Rehoboth Town Council tested a certain voltage of electricity in the water as well as the taps of the bathtub. 

The body has been taken to the police mortuary for a post-mortem. 

No foul play is suspected.