Saturday 25 April 2009

Bodies of fishermen recovered

From IPPMedia, Dar es Salaam
By Renatus Masuguliko, Sengerema

Bodies of five fishermen out of six who drowned in Lake Victoria at the weekend have been recovered.

According to information obtained from the scene and confirmed by Mwanza Regional Police Commander Jamal Rwambow, four of the bodies had been identified.

He said police were still searching for the remaining body.

Rwambow said the six fishermen drowned after a canoe they were travelling in was hit by a storm before it capsized.

He named the dead as Hodari Mugaja, Emmanuel Daudi, Masalu Soda, Musa Jamesmkazi and Mwanaitenga Mihayo.

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