Hellen Wendy Nyabuto: Nurse, 24, TRAGICALLY drowns in pool while live-streaming her swim
CHATSWORTH, CANADA: A Kenyan nurse who was living in Canada drowned in a swimming pool while live-streaming on Facebook. The nurse has been identified as Hellen Wendy Nyabuto. The 24-year-old was staying as a guest at the Key Motel in Chatsworth, Ontario when the incident occurred. In the video, Hellen Wendy could be seen struggling to float after diving in from the shallow end. She died on Thursday, August 18.
Hellen Wendy Nyabuto was found dead at the bottom of the pool by two men three hours later, as reported by The Daily Mail. Nyabuto's father Kiyondi Nyabuto revealed that he found out about the unfortunate incident after one of her friends texted him about it. A GoFundMe has since been raising money for her burial arrangements asking for close to $40K.
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According to The Daily Mail, Nyabuto was cheerful and smiling during her Facebook Live session. The Kenyan nurse constantly went in and out of the pool to check on her phone. The publication reported that she ducked her head under the pool several times. The Canadian resident recorded herself for close to 10 minutes but was soon seen struggling to get some air screaming while kicking and waving her arms.
The live stream video kept rolling for three more hours before her body was finally discovered. According to the publication The Star, Nyabuto's body was found after two men had mistaken her for a poodle due to her long, curly hair and multicolored one-piece. In the Facebook live stream, one individual can be heard saying, “I'm not getting in that pool. It looks like an actual dead person."
In an interview with CNN, the deceased's sister Enock revealed, “She has been in Canada for about three years,” adding that she was also the family’s provider after her father Kyondi Nyabuto and was helping the family out in funding the education of the other five siblings. “She was assisting me financially to educate her siblings, particularly in terms of school fees and other expenses. I'm stuck now and back to square one. I'm wondering how her younger siblings will continue schooling,” her father said.
In an interview with Citizen TV, Nyabuto's father asserted, “She flew to Canada and arrived safely. She went there with the aim of advancing her studies,” adding, “She worked at a hospital in Canada as she had told me earlier. I was so happy because God had answered my prayer but now she has left us and I do not know who will help me.”
The father further shared, “I have lost my daughter who loved me so much. It is now about four or five years we have not seen each other but we talked on phone all the time.”