A 10-year-old boy died after accidentally drowning in an uncovered water pond while herding cattle with his father in Rongo Sub-county, Migori County.
The incident was reported on Friday evening by a local who alerted police after the tragedy at Kodhiambo Village.
Police officers visited the scene and found the body of the minor lying near the Dagoriedo–Rangwe Road.
A preliminary examination revealed no visible external injuries.
According to investigators, the boy was herding cattle with his father, at around 4.30 p.m. when he accidentally slipped into the deep, uncovered pond and drowned.
Members of the public managed to retrieve the child from the water, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police processed the scene before the body was moved to Rosewood Hospital Mortuary, where it awaits a post-mortem examination.
Authorities have launched an inquiry into the incident and urged the public to take extra precautions around uncovered water bodies, particularly where children are present.
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