This archive report was first published on 10 December 2019.
On Tuesday morning, a decomposed male body was recovered floating in the Likoni channel, Mombasa, sparking a police investigation.
Likoni Police boss Jane Munywoki confirmed that police had received information from the public about a body floating on the ocean along Florida beach near the ferry landing site.
According to Munywoki, the body had already decomposed and was retrieved by police and Red Cross officials.
"The body seems to have decomposed. It has been in the water for some days and no one has come to claim it or report a missing person," Munywoki said.
The incident comes days after a man plunged into the sea with his car, dying on the spot. Joseph Mutinda, who had his left arm chopped off, was identified as the victim.
His family reported that Mutinda had woken up early that morning and left for work as usual, but was stopped by security officials at the ferry for a routine check. He defied orders and sped off into the ocean, where his body was retrieved hours later.
A video clip purporting to show the moment Mutinda drove into the Indian Ocean has been posted online, but its authenticity could not be verified.
Accidents at the Likoni ferry channel are not new, with a mother and daughter dying last month after their car slipped off the MV Harambee vessel.
