22 years old man disappears after drowning in water, Yatta

Residents and the govt in Kibaoni, Yatta sub county have spend the night at Athi River in the area looking for the body of a 22 years old man who drowned in the river.

The man is said to have slipped to the water yesterday while he was with his other two friends as they tried crossing the river but the two managed to swim out.

Kibaoni chief James Masai has said that swimming experts have being helping them in searching for the body but up to now they have not succeeded yet.

Masai has also called on area residents to avoid crossing rivers on their own during this rainy season to avoid more deaths.

This comes as three deaths due to drowning have been recorded in Kikambuani, Kithimani and Kibaoni in Machakos county last week only.