THIRD body of Ugandan solder FOUND in Mt Kenya

The Kenyan DAILY POSTNews03:56

Wednesday August 15, 2012 - Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has retrieved the body of one of the missing Ugandan soldiers inside the thick canopy of Mt Kenya forest.

The rescuers who include officials from the military, police, Kenya Wildlife Services, Kenya Forest and locals had started the search on Wednesday morning but after experiencing bad weather they left.

Kenya Military spokesman Bogita Ongeri said the rescuers could not disturb the scene on Tuesday because the chopper was still burning and there were fears that some of the weapons the victims were carrying could explode.

“They have seen the third body there but will remove it later when the weather is friendly. The search is still ongoing,” Ongeri said.

This brings to three, the number of the soldiers who have been confirmed dead following the crash that happened on Sunday involving three Ugandan fighter choppers.

Two other bodies were removed on Tuesday and eight soldiers rescued. On Monday seven soldiers were rescued bringing the total of those who survived the crash to fifteen.

Military sources said three more soldiers are still missing.

The three Uganda Air Force choppers crashed on Sunday evening in Mt Kenya forest due to bad weather.

The Kenyan DAILY POST