The police have retrieved the body of a middle aged man who drowned at River Tana in Garissa while taking a swim.
The deceased who has been identified as Richard Kimani, a jua kali artisan in the area was at the river banks with a friend before deciding to take a swim.
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It was after a few minutes that the unidentified friend failed to locate him prompting him to raise an alarm after attempting to rescue him.
Confirming the incident was Garissa Township Sub County Police Commander Samuel Boit who warned residents against swimming in the river saying that the water levels keep raising due to the ongoing rains in the country.
“After receiving the reports of drowning, we mounted a team comprising the Kenya Redcross, local divers and the police and they started looking for the body along river Tana. They were able to retrieve the body which was said to be stuck beneath the bed of the river,” he said
He continued by issuing another warning that the river also contains crocodiles who pose a danger to the locals.
The body was taken to Garissa mortuary pending autopsy to determine the cause of death.
