Avisen “New Vision” i Uganda rapporterer onsdag om to danske statsborgere, der er druknet i en iskold og dyb krater-sø under en safariudflugt
Two Danish Nationals drowned as they tried to swim in Lake Bunyonyi at around midday on Wednesday. Lake Bunyonyi is found in Kabale district in south western Uganda.
According to eyewitnesses, the two hired a canoe at Byoona Magara island camp where they had taken up residence and rowed towards the middle of the lake from where they attempted to swim.
Although there are signposts at the camp to the effect that you swim at your own risk, some tourists usually venture out and swim in the lake.
Elly Maate the south-south western regional police spokesman identified the two Danish nationals as Thomas and Sebastian.
Apparently, when they took longer than usual to resurface, those who had been watching from the shores sent a rescue party.
Later Wednesday divers were still trying to trace their bodies. Lake Bunyonyi is one of the deepest in Africa.
– En medarbejder fra den danske ambassade i Kampala (hovedstaden i Uganda, red.) er på vej til ulykkestedet sammen med en repræsentant fra forsikringsselskabet, oplyser den danske ambassadør i Uganda, Nathalia Feinberg, til ekstrabladet.dk onsdag aften.
Det drejer sig om to yngre mænd på 20 og 21 år fra Åbyhøj-området i Østjylland, oplyser Østjyllands Politi. De pårørende er underrettet. De var rygsæksrejsende i det smukke område, som ikke ligger langt fra en regnskov med bjerggorillaer.
Søen med de små fugle
Lake Bunyonyi (“Place of many little birds”) lies in the south western corner of Uganda between Kisoro and Kabale close to the border with Rwanda. Located at 1962 meters above sea level, it is about 25 km long and 7 km wide, covering an area of 61 square kilometres.
The depth of the lake is rumored to vary between 44 m and 900 meters, which if true would make the lake the second deepest in Africa. It is one of the few lakes in the region that is free of bilharzia (sneglefeber, som kan give kroniske lever-, blære- og nyresygdomme) and safe for swimming.
Towns on its shores include Kyevu and Muko, while its 29 islands include Punishment Island and Bushara Island. It is a popular location for watersports and is known for the surrounding terraced hillsides.
It is popular with both foreign and domestic tourists and there are a wide variety of tourist accommodations.
