A 22-year-old Senior Four student has drowned in Lake Bunyonyi, Rubanda District, while reportedly attempting to swim from Itambira Island to Bwama Island.
The deceased, identified as Samuel Amanya, was a student at Lake Bunyonyi Senior Secondary School-Bwama. Police said the incident happened on October 3, 2026, at around 11am.
According to Kigezi Police spokesperson Nelson Tumushime, Amanya had travelled by canoe to Itambira Island but later found that the canoe was no longer where he had left it. He reportedly decided to swim back to Bwama Island but drowned midway.
Police Marine officers, assisted by local divers, recovered his body from the lake. Preliminary findings indicate that he died by drowning, while investigations continue.
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Tumushime urged schools, parents and guardians to warn learners against swimming in deep waters without proper supervision and safety equipment such as life jackets.
