By Tovin Ngombe:-
The search for two missing bodies that drowned on Lake Kariba in Sinazongwe district has continued.
A combined team of police officers, Fisheries officers, and private individuals started the search on Friday Morning to retrieve the bodies of members for Sinazongwe Youth Alive drama group.
Violet Mukubu, one of the survivors narrated that strong winds and waves capsized the boat they were in.
The names for the two missing bodies were identified as James Sikalumba and Preacher Lizinga who Ms Mukubu said they jumped out the boat when waves hit it.
“I saw them trying to swim and one of them touched my clothes but he left me again and strong waves swept them and they failed to swim. I saw them coming on top but later they went in, that is the last time I my colleagues,†Mukubu said.
Mukubu said it was a difficult moment for her and she failed to believe that she would be rescued.
“I reached a point were I was also too tired to continue holding on to the capsized boat and I said I have to go as well while playing to God because I did not know that I will be saved,†Mukubu said.
Another Survivor Shedrick Sinazeze said he held on to the boat when it was capsizing while his friends jumped out of it because of the strong waves.
“I called on my crew members to come and hold on to the boat so that they could be saved but I realized two of our colleague was missing,†Mr. Sinazeze said.
He said among the eight people that were in the boat only four had life saving jackets while the other four had nothing.
Sinazeze explained that the two missing people had not put on the life saving Jacket.
He said the two ladies on the screw survived because they had put on the Life saving Jackets.
The eight people from Sinazongwe youth Alive went for HIV/AIDS sensitisation campaign at Simuzila Village.
They met their fate when they had already completed their sensitisation campaign.
“Actually we saw the winds but the two missing friends said that we can still cross but they were the first to shout and to jump out of the boat, Sinazeze said.
Sinazongwe district government controller of transport kebby Balandawu was the one driving the boat which belongs to Sinazongwe district health centre.
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