A 21-year-old man is feared to have drowned on Sunday afternoon in River Yathui in Mwala Sub-County, Machakos County.
Confirming the incident the area chief Stephen Kikii said that the police have launched a search for the body of the young man.
"I was Alerted by some residents who had seen the man go swimming but after hours had not seen him resurface," said Kikii.
According to the Stella Mutua, who saw him get into the river, the young man was wading in the shallow side of the river but later went swimming in the deep end where he drowned.
"We were walking from church and decided to sit on the bridge by the river when we saw the man get in the river, but we got worried when he disappeared and didn't resurface even after almost an hour. His clothes are still at the river bank," she said.
Mwala Sub-County OCPD Kiragu Mugo has confirmed a search for the body was launched but up to Sunday 9pm the search had not borne any fruits.
On Monday morning, several divers had already arrived at the scene to help in the search.