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Tragedy struck on Wednesday afternoon August 12th when 7
students of St Martin Boys’ Boarding Primary School in
Kahuro, Murang’a County, Kenya drowned in the Indian
Ocean while on school holiday. The students, aged between 13
and 15, met their deaths while swimming at the Pavilion
Beach, Diani, in Kwale.
The students were on a tour of the Coast as they waited to sit
their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education exams in
November.
Sources at the scene of the incident narrated how it all
happened to news men.
"Normally, there are trained divers who guide people
swimming in sea, but the school’s teacher said they had
their own person who would guide the pupils,”
The students, according to them, had arrived at 1pm that fateful
day and immediately hit the waters in windy weather. They
were having a good time until the receding tides overwhelmed
some of the swimmers. They called for help but it was too late
and they were swallowed by the sea. It took divers more than
six hours to retrieve the bodies due to poor coordination.
According to the Governor of Murang’a, Mwangi wa Iria,
the bodies were airlifted by Kenya Airways to Nairobi
yesterday. The burial expenses of the pupils would be covered
by the government.
“The families will receive their loved ones from Jomo
Kenyatta International Airport and will be helped to
take them to the nearest mortuaries since the pupils
came from different areas,” he said.
Source: Kenya Daily Nation
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