Four people drown in River Miriu

Fishermen at Luanda beach in Lake Victoria retrieve the body of one of the people aboard a boat that capsized in Lake Victoria on June 25, 2016. (Photo: Collins Oduor/Standard)

Kisumu: Tragedy struck Saturday night when four people drowned in River Miriu near Sondu Miriu Hydro power plant, along Kisumu-Homa Bay border.

Kisumu County commissioner Maalim Mohammed said rescue operation had been launched and that one body was retrieved Sunday morning.

Two people who were in the boat at the time it capsized swam to safety Sunday, following the incident that took place Saturday 8pm.