Mtanzania amefariki dunia baada ya kutumbukia mtoni nchini marekani.soma zaid.

Huyu ni kijana mtanzania Mwenzetu
ambaye alikuwa anaishi USA inadaiwa
amefariki dunia kwa kutumbukia mtoni,
alikuwa mchezaji wa mpira wa kikapu
akijiandaa Na mashindano ya NCAA
anaitwa SAMSON BIDAN.
Victim in kayak accident identified as
NPCC basketball player
July 12, 2016
The man presumed dead following a
tragic kayaking accident near North Platte
has been identified as 20-year-old
Samson Charles Bidan.
Bidan, who is from Tanzania, was
kayaking with two other people on
Monday night when he and a female were
pulled into a Western Engineering sand
pit, just east of North Platte, through a
breach in the dike.
Sheriff Jerome Kramer says, during the
2011 floods, the United States Army
Corps of Engineers forced Western to
breach the dike between their sandpit and
the North Platte River, so water could flow
through the north end of the pit and out
the south end of the pit. This created a
tragic scenario when Bidan and his
companions got to close to the breach.
Kramer said the sand pit is 50 to 80 feet
deep, compared to the three-foot depth of
the river. He said there is also a large
amount of quick sand, and they fear that
Bidan could possibly be covered with
sand.
Witnesses say they saw Bidan flailing and
asking for help, but they were unable to
get him out. The female was rescued, but
Bidan has not been seen since.
Law enforcement, the Lincoln County Dive
Team and the Nebraska Game and Parks
Commission have all been involved in the
recovery effort but, so far, they have not
been able to locate Bidan’s body. The
effort has been hindered debris floating
through the pit. Kramer said it has made
it difficult for Game and Parks sonar
equipment to get good images
underneath the surface of the water.
Western Engineering employees spent the
afternoon blocking the breach, hoping
that stopping the flow of water will
decrease the amount of debris in the
water and allow the water level to
normalize. In the meantime, search boats
and divers have continued searching for
Bidan. Kramer says they are aware of the
area where he went into the water, so
they have been searching that area
extensively.
Bidan, who is seven feet tall, was slated
to play basketball for Coach Kevin
O’Connor and the Nort Platte Community
College men’s basketball team. Dr. Jody
Tomanek, Vice-President of North Platte
Community College, said, “This is a sad
and tragic day for NPCC and the Knight’s
athletic program. In the short time
Samson was with the College, he made a
huge impact on the students, faculty, and
staff. Samson always had a smile on his
face and he will be greatly missed.”
As 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, Bidan has not
been located.source jamii forums