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Why body retrieved from Lake Victoria can't leave for burial yet
Villagers from Lihunda Beach in Lake Victoria as they wait for the bodies of the nine band members who died after their boat capsized to be rescued on October 7, 2016. The body of a 35-year-old man who drowned in the area continues to lie at the beach as the search for his colleague entered day two.
Photo credit: Tonny Omondi | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- While Richard Onyango’s body was recovered, his colleague Peter Ochieng, 34, is still lying on the shore.
- The duo were with four others when their boat capsized several metres from the Lihunda beach.
- Under Luo culture, family members of the victims will also continue camping at the shore until the body is retrieved.
The body of a 35-year-old man who drowned in Lake Victoria on Thursday continues to lie at the Lihunda beach in Siaya County as the search for his colleague entered day two.
Locals believe the first body must remain by the shoreline until they retrieve the other one as a way of hastening the search.
