This archive report was first published on 3 September 2019.
Published on September 3, 2019, a report from the rescue team of police and rangers from Kenya Wildlife Services revealed that two more bodies were recovered on Sunday night and two others on Monday morning.
According to the report, six bodies of the flash flood victims have been recovered, leaving one tourist missing. The search and rescue operation continues as the team reaches out to next of kin to share details of the sad incident and plan together next course of action.
The victims were part of a group of 13 local and foreign tourists on an excursion inside the Ol-Jorowa Gorge at Hell's Gate National Park in Nakuru County. The dead include five Kenyans of Indian origin, a Maasai tour guide, and a foreigner whose citizenship is yet to be revealed.
Those who escaped include Ivraj Singh Hayer, Jesica Sambhi, Robert Ombaga, Daniel Ongesa, Clare Wambui, and Sammy Kisotu.
Located south of Lake Naivasha, Hell's Gate National Park experiences floods due to the gorges that lie downhill. The park, established in 1984, has claimed the lives of several domestic and international tourists in the past, including eight members of a Nairobi church youth group in 2012.
