Six fishermen have drowned in Lake Victoria after their boat capsized in Bumbe beach in Funyula constituency.
Only one fisherman was rescued in the 8pm incident.
Initial reports said strong waves hit their boat tipping it over, but the surviving fisherman blamed the accident on an inexperienced coxswain.
It took local fishermen and the provincial administration almost eight hours to retrieve the bodies.
The surviving fisherman was treated at a local hospital and discharged.
Those who died were aged between 15 and 21 years.
The area MP Paul Otuoma grieved with family members and cautioned parents against allowing their young sons to venture into the lake.
Sunday 16 December 2012
http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2012/12/6-fishermen-die-in-lake-victoria-mishap/
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