Two fishermen who dived into L.Victoria after finding six bombs resurface

Two fishermen who jumped into Lake Victoria after stumbling on six 60mm mortar bombs while fishing, have resurfaced.

DCI director George Kinoti said the two fishermen joined their colleagues at Litare Beach in Rusinga Island on Thursday.

“The two have recounted how they hastily swam to Rabuor Island for safety oblivious of the danger they had exposed themselves to,” Kinoti said.

Via social media, Kinoti said the fishermen attributed their being alive to their swimming skills.

“This to allay any fears from our audience, who have been inquiring on their whereabouts. The fishermen are full of life and shall be setting sail later in the afternoon, on yet another fishing voyage! We wish them a handsome catch,” he said.

The fishermen were on their daily routine fishing expedition in the lake when they came across the unusual metals.

After discovering the mortars, the fishermen informed DCI detectives based at Mbita, Homa Bay County.

In April, four fishermen from Homa Bay county fished out a bomb from Lake Victoria.

The fishermen from Litare beach which is located in Rusinga West location in  Mbita  sub county were on a regular fishing expedition when they stumbled upon the bomb.

Nyanza regional police commander Karanja Muiruru said the incident was immediately  reported to the officers based in Mbita police station by the beach chairman Isiah Pero.

It was not immediately clear who dropped the 40 millimeter  bomb in the lake and the duration it had been lying under water.

Edited by N. Agutu