Crime scenePolice are investigating an incident in which the body of an unidentified woman was recovered floating in a creek within the Mreroni area, Jomvu Sub-County, Mombasa County.
The incident was reported on May 31, 2026 after members of the public
spotted the body in Kisirwani Creek.
Police officers from Jomvu Police Station, together with a disaster response team, responded to the scene and retrieved the body from the water with the assistance of emergency responders.
Police said no visible physical injuries were observed at the scene.
The area was processed and documented by crime scene investigators before the body was transferred to Coast General Hospital Mortuary for preservation pending identification and a post-mortem examination.
Police have launched investigations to establish the identity of the deceased and the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Elsewhere, a 22-year-old hotel employee died after drowning in a swimming pool at a hotel in Diani, Kwale County, at the weekend. The incident occurred at the hotel, where the deceased, identified as Annaculate Wambugu, was employed as a housekeeper.
According to the hotel’s management, they found one of their employees had drowned in a swimming pool within the hotel compound.
Hotel staff quickly retrieved the victim from the water while he was still alive but unconscious.
They immediately began resuscitation efforts and called an ambulance from Diani Beach Hospital.
Medical personnel responded promptly and rushed the victim to the hospital for emergency treatment.
Despite efforts by medics to save his life, he was pronounced dead, with preliminary reports indicating that he succumbed to oxygen deprivation following the drowning incident.
Police officers from Diani Police Station visited both the hospital and the scene of the incident. Investigations established that the deceased was a resident of the White House area in Ukunda and had been on duty throughout the day before the tragedy occurred.
Preliminary findings suggest that after completing his duties, the employee may have decided to swim in the hotel’s pool during the evening hours, leading to the fatal incident.
The body was transferred to the Msambweni Referral Hospital mortuary, where it awaits a post-mortem examination.
Police have launched investigations to establish the full circumstances surrounding the drowning.
And police in Malindi Sub-County, Kilifi County, are investigating a sudden death incident involving a 73-year-old woman who was found dead at a family home after reportedly being left alone briefly while relatives attended church.
The incident was reported on May 31, 2026. The deceased, Beatrice Mwavita, had been visiting her relatives from her home in Mtwapa since May 26, 2026. On the day of the incident, family members left her at home in the morning to attend church service.
At around 1:00 p.m., they were alerted by a family member who asked them to return home and check on the elderly woman after she was found sitting unresponsive on a plastic chair.
A private doctor was called to the scene and confirmed that she had already died.
Police officers from Malindi Police Station visited the scene and found the body lying on a mat on the floor. Preliminary observations indicated no visible physical injuries.
Crime scene investigators processed and documented the scene before the body was moved to the mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.
