Editor's Review

The woman had gone to fetch water when the tragedy occurred.


A pregnant woman has died after slipping into an 80 feet borehole In Kagumo, Magumoni Ward in Chuka Igambang'ombe constituency, Tharaka Nithi County.

The woman had gone to fetch water when the tragedy occurred.

The incident happened on Friday morning.

The woman's body has been retrieved with the help of the Tharaka Nithi County fire and rescue team.

The body of the woman after being retrieved from an 80 feet borehole in Tharaka Nithi County. PHOTO | COURTESY

She has left behind two kids. It is not clear yet whether she had been married at the time of the tragedy.

Her body has been taken to the Chuka referral hospital morgue.

The incident has left the village in a sombre mood.

The borehole has been shut and cordoned off as a result of the tragedy