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The body of a fisherman who went missing during a fishing expedition a week ago was recovered along the Indian Ocean shoreline in Tana River County.
Police said the body of Rama Katana, 35, was found in the Shekiko area of Ozi, Kipini Division. The recovery was reported to Kipini Police Station on Sunday by the chairman of the Kipini Beach Management Unit (BMU).
The deceased was identified by his brother, James Chai, and by the clothes he was wearing, which police said matched CCTV footage recorded before the fishermen departed from the BMU office in Malindi.
Police said Katana was among four fishermen reported missing on June 21, 2026, after they failed to return from a fishing expedition. The disappearance was reported at Malindi Police Station the following day.
The scene was documented and processed before the body was moved to the Malindi Sub-County Hospital mortuary, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Search efforts for the remaining missing fishermen are expected to continue as authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Elsewhere, police in Bungoma County are investigating the circumstances under which the body of a 35-year-old woman was found floating in a dam in Bungoma South Sub-County.
The body of Martha Nafula Manyonge was discovered by villagers on Sunday morning in Mayanja Dam at Sango "B" Village.
Police officers visited the scene and established that the woman had left her home at about 7 p.m. on Saturday while appearing distressed.
Police said the deceased had a history of epilepsy and a mental health condition.
Her body was found naked, while her clothes—including a black pair of shorts, a black flowered skirt, an orange blouse, a black-and-white jumper and orange Crocs shoes—were recovered on the shore of the dam.
A preliminary examination found no visible external injuries on the body.
Crime scene investigators documented and processed the scene before the body was moved to the Bungoma County Referral Hospital mortuary, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death.
Police said investigations into the incident are ongoing.
Meanwhile, a 44-year-old man drowned while fetching water from a river in Kipkomo Sub-County, West Pokot County, police said.
The incident occurred on Sunday morning at Kangorio River and was reported by the deceased's brother.
Police identified the victim as Mathew Kapush Kapurwo.
According to preliminary investigations, the deceased had gone alone to fetch water at about 11:30 a.m. when he was believed to have accidentally slipped into a deep section of the river and drowned.
Police officers visited the scene and said the body had no visible external injuries.
The body was retrieved from the river, photographed and later transferred to Shalom Hospital in Kapenguria, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Police said investigations into the incident are ongoing, although preliminary findings indicate the drowning was accidental.
