Brave Man Praised For Retrieving 6 Bodies Of Pupils Who Died In School Van Accident

• Emmanuel Laizer led a group of residents in a search and retrieval mission for primary school children
• The kids who perished in a school van accident were eight, but Laizer and his team could only retrieve six bodies
• He painfully recalled finding the bodies of a young boy and a full-grown man on a wood during the mission in Arusha

A courageous man has earned praise among social media users after displaying his selflessness and putting others before him.

Emmanuel Laizer led the search and retrieval of primary school children who died in accident in Arusha.

The kids were in a school van, which went off course and into a river, leading to the death of eight children.

Laizer narrated finding bodies of six of the eight children with a group of other brave residents.

Finding body of man on tree

"We found the first kid and three schoolbags while we searched for the bodies of the missing children. We put him aside and continued the search. The second kid we found was a boy. We found him on a wood. We put him aside before continuing our mission," Laizer shared with AYO TV.

He said they recovered six bodies out of the eight and one body of a full-grown man.

Laizer said it was a challenge to bring down the body of the man as they did not have the necessary tools to assist them.

"I gathered a few wrappers from women and asked the rescue team to assist me as I removed the body," he narrated.

Social media reactions

While netizens consoled the affected families, others praised the Tanzanian man for leading the recovery team and not waiting for the police.

@bestmindcoolingrelaxationm1084:

"Congratulations, Laizer."

@Smart_package:

"Good work. May God bless you."

@VERONICALAIZER-vt3ui:

"May God give you a long life with peace, brother."

@vickytorry100:

"This is the real hero. I don't know how he will be rewarded. God bless him."

@MaryamMakame-to2jp:

"Congratulations, brother, and may God richly bless you."

Kenyatta University students bury schoolmate

Closer home, students from Kenyatta University joined the grieving community in Siaya County to bid farewell to Neville Omondi.

Omondi was laid to rest at his family's residence in the Sironga location, Ugenya, Siaya County, in an emotionally charged ceremony.

An overwhelming sense of sorrow marked the funeral proceedings as friends, family, and fellow students came together to pay their respects.

Proofreading by Asher Omondi, current affairs journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.