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Nyeri divers risk their lives to retrieve bodies and give families closure

Patrick Gichuki, a diver displays a certificate of registration. Patrick has saved lives and retrieved tens of bodies from various dams and rivers. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

In Nyeri Town, a small group of divers has volunteered for years to dive into ice-cold rivers and dams within the region to retrieve victims of drowning.

Their diving expeditions come with high risks but give families of victims closure on the fate of their loved ones.

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