A fisherman drowned at Litare Beach in Homa Bay County while on a fishing expedition in Lake Victoria on Wednesday evening.
According to the Assistant Chief of Kamasengre West Sub-location Meshack Wachianga, the fisherman, Charles Opondo, drowned while peeing on a moving boat.
The deceased was in the company of his fellow fishermen when the tragedy struck.
Further, he noted that the fishermen reported to his office that Odongo was standing on the moving boat to respond to a call of nature when he lost his balance and fell into the water.
“Fishermen have reported that Odongo stood in the boat and began making a call of nature in the lake without informing the coxswain to slow down. He eventually fell into the lake where his body sank and disappeared,” Wachianga said.
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The administrator urged fishermen always to wear life jackets while in the lake to prevent deaths in case of such accidents.
“If he had put on a life jacket, he would have floated to enable his colleagues to rescue him,” Wachianga said.
On his part, Litare Beach Management Unit Chairman Isaiah Pero appealed to the government and well-wishers to assist in the search for Odongo’s body.
