A young man has tragically lost his life by drowning in Maragua river, while on a swimming expedition.
The 27 year old resident of Nairobi had travelled to Gacharu village Maragua in Murang’a County with his friends to attend a burial ceremony of a young man who had been murdered in the capital city .
According to eye witnesses, as the burial ceremony was going on at around 3pm, the young men embarked on a tour of the area oblivious of the tragedy that would befall them.
” We decided to tour this area as river Maragua passes through it , and while at it we decided to enjoy a swim , unfortunately one of us drowned and we are still waiting for his rescue. We are devastated and do not understand how this happened, ” Said Levi’s Nyongesa, a friend to the deceased
The burial ceremony was momentarily disrupted as the news of the incident spread and before long the mourners had communed by Maragua river, even as a cloud of grief hanged over the whole village.
” We travelled from Nairobi to bid goodbye to one of us, but now we are going back without our friend, not knowing whether he is dead or alive, ” said Festus Macharia. He called on the county government of Murang’a to expedite the search and rescue efforts
By the time of going to press, efforts to retrieve the body were still ongoing, spearheaded by the county rescue services.
By Florence Kinyua
