NAIVASHA, KENYA: One of the youth who fell into Mt. Longot crater has been found alive in a Kenya Wildlife Service rescue effort. Search efforts for the second victim are underway.
Anxiety had gripped Mt Longonot National park in Naivasha after two youths fell inside the 500m crater after an attack by a swarm of bees.There was confusion on the status of the two men with some witnesses claiming that they had died. KWS however denied this saying that the two were alive and efforts to rescue them were at an advanced stage.
The two were in a group of 62 youths from PCEA Kinoo who had gone hiking in the world renowned park when the incident occurred.
According to witness identified only as Mureithi, a swarm of bees attacked the group that was on its way into the crater.
“As a result two of the youths fell in the crater and we are not sure of their condition as its three hours since they disappeared,” he said.
The senior warden in charge of Hellsgate and Longonot National Parks, Osman Ibrahim confirmed the incident adding that the two were still alive.
According to Osman, three youths decided to venture into the crater but used the wrong route upon which they were attacked by bees.
“One of them managed to escape to safety while the other two fell into the crater and efforts to rescue them are on,” he said.
The senior officer said that they could spot the duo from top of the crater and some KWS and Red Cross officers had embarked on rescuing them.
“We cannot use a helicopter as the area inside the crater is not conducive for landing and taking off,” he said.
Emotions ran high in the park as relatives and colleagues tried to come to terms with the accident.
The incident comes exactly one year after seven youths died after they were washed by flash floods while on a tour of Hellsgate park.
The youths were part of a group from PCEA Mukarara Dagoreti who were visiting the park’s gorge when the incident occurred.
Via: Standard Digital News
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