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Mombasa man jumps into Indian Ocean after wife leaves him

The Likoni Channel

A 20-year-old man threw himself into the Indian Ocean yesterday because his wife had left him.

Police said Rufus Kamau jumped off a crowded MV Nyayo ferry in the middle of the Likoni channel at about 7.30am as it sailed from South Coast to Mombasa Island. He plunged into the deep waters while shouting about his wife, who has not been identified.

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