A tanker driver who was trapped inside a vehicle washed by swirling floodwaters has a story to tell after a successful rescue mission.
The man whose identity remains unknown was saved by a helicopter belonging to Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is an organisation that operates an orphan elephant rescue and wildlife rehabilitation programme in Kenya.
Through their website, Sheldrick Wildlife Trust said the Galana operations manager raised the alarm at 4:30 pm on Wednesday that the tanker which was being driven across the Galana-Kulalu causeway had been overwhelmed by the swollen river.
The man is said to have been trapped since 10 am making the man cling onto the top of the Tunker even as the crisis intensified.
The water had pushed the tanker to its side, smashing the windscreen and engulfing the cabin.
“It was only a matter of time before the river engulfed the entire vehicle. Onlookers watched helplessly from the shore, horrified but unable to intervene, as the current made any sort of crossing impossible,” the trust said.
A tanker driver who was trapped inside a vehicle washed by swirling floodwaters has a story to tell after a successful rescue mission.
The man whose identity remains unknown was saved by a helicopter belonging to Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
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