Four fishermen drown in lake
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Tue, 22 Oct 2019 || Nigeria,
Four fishermen has reportedly drowned in the early hour of Tuesday after their fishing boat capsized in Lake Victoria, said a Tanzanian official.
“The boat capsized at 1.30 a.m. on Tuesday close to Kibara landing site in Bunda district in Mara region,” Juma Ndaki, the Mara Regional Police Commissioner, said.
The incident occurred after water had filled-in their boat through a hole that the fishermen did not notice, which later capsized the boat, Ndaki told a news conference.
He added that the fifth fisherman in the boat was rescued by other fishers after he had screamed calling for help as he was clinging on the capsized boat.
He said the four bodies of the victims had been recovered and handed over to relatives for burial arrangements.
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