Police in Njeru have launched a search for the body of a Tiktoker identified as Issa Ssekamanya who tragically drowned in the River Nile over the weekend. According to reports the incident occurred during a recreational outing at the Nile Resort in Njeru Municipality, Buikwe District.
The deceased, Issa Ssekamanya, was among a group of friends who had traveled from Kampala for the leisure trip and that when they were playing netball near the river when a ball was thrown toward Ssekamanya but landed in deeper waters.
Not knowing that he was playing with the jaws of death, Issa made an attempt to retrieve the ball, ventured into the river’s deep section and drowned just like that as his friends watched.
Despite efforts from his friends to rescue him, they were unsuccessful.
Instead of seeking immediate help, the group returned to Kampala and only informed his parents the following day about the incident who opened up a case at police.
It was confirmed that Ssekamanya's body is still missing, and authorities are working to retrieve it from the river but its most likely to have gone deeper into bujagali falls dam.
*story by Enoch Promota at Ugahits Media & Entertainment (UME)*