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How Chinese tourist fell to his death after conquering Mt Kenya peak
A file photo of the Meru Law Courts.
Photo credit: Charles Wanyoro | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- Tour guides told Resident Magistrate Maureen Odhiambo that Mr Fang Wanchao had conquered the uppermost point of Kenya's highest mountain before he slipped and fell while descending.
- A team led by Corporal Laban Wanjohi, attached to the Mt Kenya National Park and based at Sirimon Gate, collected the body by air three days later.
- Buuri divisional police commander (OCPD) David Mwange, the then Buuri DCIO Samuel Yagan and five other police officers visited the scene.
A Meru magistrate’s court Tuesday heard how a Chinese tourist fell off a 60-metre cliff to his death, moments after ascending to Batian peak, the highest point of Mt Kenya, three years ago.
Tour guides told Resident Magistrate Maureen Odhiambo that Mr Fang Wanchao had conquered the uppermost point of Kenya's highest mountain before he slipped and fell while descending.
