Two people have reportedly drowned in Lake Bunyonyi after the canoe they were sailing in capsized in Kitumba Sub County, Kabale District on Sunday evening.
The deceased have been identified as Bruce Ainepurani, 24, a Senior Four student at Lake Bunyonyi Secondary School and son to Justus Mbonabwiira of Rwabareera Village, Kitoma Parish, Rubaya Sub County, and Dickson Kabagambe, 42, a resident of Mukoni Village, Kitoma Parish, Rubaya Sub County.
According to eyewitness Dickson Kamuhanda, a resident of Nyombe Parish in Kahungye Sub County, the accident happened at around 5:00 pm as the two were traveling from Bwama Village to Burimba Trading Centre.
Their canoe is said to have overturned near Akampene Island following strong winds on the lake.
‎Kamuhanda says that local divers immediately began a search operation to retrieve the bodies for burial.
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‎CUE IN KAMUHANDA…..ON THE INCIDENT ……RR//
By press time, police had not yet released an official statement regarding the incident.
