Bomet: Angry man taunted by mob, jumps into flooded river, rescue underway

• A moment when friends seemed to be having fun at a local bar turned sour when a man stepped out and jumped into a swollen river.
• The victim is said to have decided to jump into the floodwaters after one of his drinking buddies mocked his poor fighting ability.
• Feeling humiliated, the deceased left his companions at the bar and headed to a nearby flooded river where he was last seen.

A Bomet family is mourning the death of a loved one who allegedly jumped into a flooded river after a disagreement with drinking buddies in the Kipster area.

What is the cause of the man's death?

The deceased reportedly became enraged after one of his drinking buddies mocked him about his fighting abilities.

The man allegedly got into a disagreement with his friends after one of his drinking buddies threatened to slap him, Citizen TV reported.

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Enraged by the words, he left the club and headed for the flooded river where he was last seen.

The deceased's uncle, Paul Sun, said clothing believed to belong to the deceased, including a jacket and shirt, were found at the scene at the Chepukuro River and that he was observed heading towards the scene after the altercation.

District disaster officer Stanley Mutai said in a statement to reporters that the body of an unidentified man was observed being washed away by heavy floodwaters about 25 kilometers downstream from the initial incident scene.

The regional chief said an operation to rescue the man was underway.

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Source: TUKO.co.ke