A sequence of dreadful finds in a Kenyan river has locals terrified and officials searching for explanations. Dead remains have been thrown in the Yala River for months. Who the people are, how they died, and who is deposing them are all unknown.

The Yala River flows into Lake Victoria, Africa's biggest lake. Local locals have been discovering a terrible discovery for months: dead bodies in varying stages of decay discarded in the river.

Some of the victims discovered had been mutilated or tortured, according to witnesses. The local doctor, on the other hand, claims to have detected nothing odd.

 

The number of dead is being presented differently by police and activist organizations. Amnesty International, a human rights organization, has expressed alarm and accused officials of downplaying the situation.

This week, additional bodies have been recovered from the river. People have traveled from as far as Mombasa on the coast in the hopes of finding lost relatives among the dead.

Because this river is so extensive (approximately 200 kilometers), no one knows where the dead are coming from. They might even come from neighboring counties.

Residents in the region are worried because local police have been unable to give answers.

A team of investigators from Nairobi's capital has arrived to figure out why these remains are being thrown in the river and who is to blame. Until then, the Yala River will continue to hold the key to this horrific mystery.