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Boat fuel shortage halts efforts to retrieve bodies

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The Coast Guard, Red Cross, and local divers engaged in a search and recovery operation individuals who went missing after their boat capsized in Lake Baringo, Baringo County. [ Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Relatives of seven family members who drowned in Lake Turkana after their boat capsized early this month have appealed to the government to help them retrieve the bodies.

Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) and Coast Guard officials halted the search and rescue mission allegedly over lack of fuel for their boats.

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