Four drown in separate incidents reported to police

At least four people drowned separately in incidents that were reported to police.

The bodies of the victims were collected from separate rivers and waters in Migori, Kericho, Makueni and Busia, police said.

The first incident happened in Kamagambo, Rongo, Migori County where the body of one James Ahero, 47 was discovered in a stream after a suspected drowning.

Police said the body was spotted by locals in the car wash area and moved to the mortuary pending autopsy.

In Litein, Kericho County, a body was found floating on River Kiptui after a suspected drowning on February 24.

The body was later identified as that of Collins Mutai, 30, a teacher at a local school.

The body was moved to a local mortuary pending autopsy and investigations into the drowning.

Police said in Mukuyuni, Makueni County, a 12-year-old girl died after drowning in family borehole.

Police and the family of the girl said she slipped into the borehole as she fetched water and drowned.

Locals rushed to her rescue in vain. She was pronounced dead on arrival at the local referral hospital.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations, police said.

In Nambale, Busia County, a 42-year-old woman drowned in a stagnant pool of water after she fell there.

Police said the family of the woman informed them she was epileptic and that she had gone to fetch water from the pool when she slid and fell in there drowning.

The body was retrieved and moved to Busia County Referral Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem.

Elsewhere in Aram, in  Rarieda, Siaya County, a man was attacked and killed by a crocodile while fishing alone.

The incident happened in Kowang Beach as the victim ventured there for fish on February 24.

The body of Kennedy Adere Okumu was later found in Lake Victoria by a team that had embarked on a search mission.

It was moved to the mortuary pending other procedures.

Such attacks are common at the beaches amid calls on the fishermen to be cautious to avoid more deaths.

Beach managers usually mark areas deemed dangerous for fishermen to venture.