By Reporter
A Form Four candidate at a secondary school in Rachuonyo South Sub-county, who was attending the music festival competition, has drowned in Lake Victoria after he was swept away by a strong wave where he was bathing.
The victim drowned near the Mbita causeway after a strong wave swept him away.
Police and members of the public recovered the body after a one-hour search.
A resident, Okoth Onyango, told “Western Insight” that the deceased had gone to bathe after performing during the music competition at Mbita Secondary School during the music festivals.
Okoth said the police took the body to Mbita Sub-county Hospital.
At Mbita Secondary School, the event was thrown into mourning after the news of the drowning was announced.
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