A-26 -year old man drowned in the Indian Ocean in Lamu on Sunday evening. Shafi Omar who hails from Mokowe was taking a walk along Shella Beach in Lamu town when he plunged into the ocean at the Shella channel, a notorious hotspot. Lamu County Disaster Response team leader Abdulaziz Luqman said a team of four divers has been camping at the Shella Channel since Sunday in search of the body. The Shella Channel is listed among the deadliest areas on the Indian Ocean. Others are Mlango wa Tanu in Mkokoni, Mlango wa Ali in Kiwayu, Mlango wa Bomani in Kiunga, the Manda Bruno channel, the Mkanda Channel and Mlango wa Kipungani.

Source: The Star October 19, 2020 18:00 UTC