Kirinyaga: Body of 15-year-old student recovered a week after drowning in river

The body of a 15-year-old student who tragically drowned in River Nyamindi in Kirinyaga County a week ago was on Thursday recovered by rescuers, 15 kilometers from where the incident reportedly occurred.

The deceased, Collins Bundi, was a Form Two student at Kiaritha Secondary School in Kerugoya. His body was retrieved by divers hired by his kin.

"We had been camping here since Friday hoping to retrieve his body, but he has finally been found,” Charles Muriithi, one of his relatives, told Citizen Digital.

Bundi reportedly drowned while attempting to drink from the river on Friday last week after riding his bicycle over a long distance, falling into the raging waters in the process.

He was in the company of one of his classmates who tried raising alarm but to no avail.  

“The boy was seen riding a bicycle with his friend along the busy Mwea Highway and on reaching Nyamindi Bridge they decided to drink water and in the process, he fell and drowned,” John Kiama, a Kirinyaga County firefighter, said.  

“Now that we have retrieved the body, we will start burial preparations,” Muriithi added.