Fisherman missing after hippo hit boat in River Thiba

Hippopotamus swim in the water. (Photo by AFP)
Residents of Makima in Mwea, Kirinyaga
County are still searching for the body of a fisherman who drowned in River Thiba
on Friday.
The man was in the company of two other
fishermen when their boat was hit by a hippopotamus at around 5:30 a.m.
The
two however survived the incident.
“I remained in the boat as two of my
colleagues jumped into the river. One held onto nearby tree roots and I managed
to rescue him,” said Alex Mungai.
He said they saw the missing man being swept away by
raging waters.
He appealed for help from authorities in
finding the fisherman’s body as their efforts to find it entered the third day
on Sunday.
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