Wreckage of chopper that crashed into Lake Nakuru recovered

The wreckage of the chopper that crashed into Lake Nakuru killing all five of its passengers 27 days ago has finally been recovered.

However, bodies of three people are yet to be recovered with police saying the search and recovery operation which occurred on Saturday, October 21 is still ongoing.

No other bodies have been recovered since those of Captain Apollo Malowa and Anthony Kipyego were recovered on October 23. Those still missing are Veronicah Muthoni, Sam Gitau and John Mapozi.

The National Disaster Operation Center (NDOC) is coordinating the multi-agency operation that has taken longer than expected.

NDOC said some of the challenges being encountered by the search and rescue teams are poor visibility in the lake due to dirty water, wide search area, presence of wild animals, and weather among others.

The operation, led by the Kenya Navy involves eight search teams including personnel from the National and Nakuru County Governments, Bomet County Government Disaster Management Unit and Divers, National Police Service, Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya Forest Service, Kenya Red Cross Society Divers, Mike Sonko Rescue Team Divers and Department of Geology.