A 24-year-old man was found dead at Ngomeni Dam in Kyuso Sub-County, Kitui County, in a suspected drowning incident.
The deceased, identified as Musembi Mwenga Muthoka, was recovered from the dam on Saturday, October 24, after members of the public raised concerns over clothes and personal belongings that had been left unattended along the shoreline.
According to police, the items included a pair of trousers, a T-shirt, a cape, two pairs of sandals and a mobile phone.
Police officers visited the scene and confirmed that the belongings had been abandoned.
Preliminary findings indicated that Muthoka had been seen swimming at the dam earlier in the day alongside his 16-year-old cousin.
A member of the public alerted police after noticing that the belongings had remained unattended for an extended period, prompting a search of the dam.
Members of the public searched the shallow waters and recovered the body, which was pulled to the shore.
The deceased was positively identified by his father, who was present during the recovery operation.
The body had no visible injuries, according to the police report.
A witness told police that his cousin had drowned while they were swimming at the dam.
Detectives documented and processed the scene before the body was moved to Kyuso Sub-County Hospital mortuary.
A postmortem examination is expected to establish the cause of death.
And a 41-year-old man who went missing on Wednesday, October 21, has been found dead in a river in Uasin Gishu County
The deceased, identified as Samuel Ngethe Macharia, was found on Saturday, October 24, at around 6pm before members of the public retrieved his body.
Macharia had reportedly been missing for three days before his body was discovered in the river.
Police officers from Moi’s Bridge Police Station visited the scene and established that the deceased had drowned, although the report contains conflicting references to the river involved, naming both River Moiben and River Nzoia.
The body was moved to Kijana Wamalwa Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.
The case remains under investigation by officers at Moi’s Bridge Police Station.
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