By Getrude Matayo
The bodies of a middle-aged woman and her 17-year-old daughter continue to lay on the floor of Masinga dam who are said to have drowned after their boat overturned.
The woman and her daughter got into a tragic accident on Monday 27th July 2020 morning. The vessel was carrying five passengers from Wamboo village to Ekalakala in Masinga division but capsized in the middle of the dam
The search for the two bodies of a middle-aged woman and her 17-year-old daughter who are said to have drowned in Masinga Dam after their speed boat capsized has begun.
According to Masinga sub-county, police commander Francis Siror said that three people were rescued alive. The 17-year-old was a form two student at Wamboo Secondary school.
One of the survivors said the boat hit a log which made it overturn. “My friend and I managed to swim across to the shore while the other one was rescued by residents” he added.
Their family and friends are helping the police on the search mission. Francis Siror urged residents to be extra careful while crossing the dam adding that similar cases have been recently reported in the area.
In May, hippos from the dam killed a boy and mauled another after moving to the banks following extreme flooding.
According to Riakanau senior chief Kimeu Musyimi, under whose area the two attacks took place, said hippos in the hydroelectric dam have moved to the banks and are causing terror.