This archive report was first published on 9 October 2019.
On September 29, a devastating tragedy occurred at the Likoni channel in Kenya's coastal town Mombasa when a mother and her four-year-old daughter drowned after their car slipped off a ferry into the Indian Ocean.
The vehicle, carrying Mariam Kighenda and her daughter Amanda Mutheu, was spotted at a depth of 58 meters by foreign divers who flew into the country to assist in the recovery mission.
According to government spokesman Cyrus Oguna, the car was seen lying on its side, as captured by 3D technology used in the recovery mission.
"What is remaining is retrieval of the vehicle," Mr. Oguna stated.
After mapping four locations where the vehicle and bodies could be lying, the rescue team used an echo sounder to determine the depth of water and detect objects in the sea.
