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Rescuers retrieve six bodies from Lake Baringo

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The Coast Guard, Red Cross, and local divers engaged in a search and recovery operation for the six people after their boat capsized in Lake Baringo. [ Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Rescuers have retrieved the bodies of six youths who drowned after their boat capsized in Lake Baringo.

This brings the number of people who died in last Sunday's boat tragedy to seven after at least 16 were rescued immediately the boat capsized after it was hit by strong winds.

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