By Wycliff G; On Sunday 30th around 17:00hrs, a family of four tourists (two adults and two kids) with a guide, experienced a boat engine failure on their way to the source of River Nile.
Their boat was carried by the river current towards Kiira Power Station whose spillways were open to release excess water.
The tour guide was rescued by the UPDF marine while family was washed through the spillways.
A lone boater in an attempt to rescue the family was also washed through the spillway.
Three people (an adult tourist, a child and a lone boater) have been rescued through the joint effort of our security team and UPDF marine and have been taken to Jinja Referral hospital for medical attention.
UPDF marine and Eskom Uganda Limited security team are leading search efforts for the remaining two people.
The two remaining people on search are wife together with daughter of Hassan Alwi, the director of International University Of East Africa.
This regrettable incident has been reported to Jinja Police and is under investigation.
Eskom is providing all necessary support to the rescue team.
A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of flows from a dam or levee into a downstream area, typically the riverbed of the dammed river itself.
Sincere condolences to the family of the deceased!
