Schoolboy dies after vanishing on snorkelling trip in Malawi

Barney Davis | Night News Editor Published July 16, 2026 10:06pm Updated July 16, 2026 10:06pm The private school boy vanished underwater in Monkey Bay in Lake Malawi (Picture: Cooperazione) A teenager from London was found underwater after he vanished whilst swimming on a school trip. Eugene Enoch Kwon, 17, from Hampton in London, was snorkelling with schoolmates on a camping trip to Malawi on Tuesday. A search was launched in Monkey Bay in Lake Malawi, and he was found underwater. He was rushed to hospital but died. His cause of death was suffocation due to drowning, police said. Supt Patrick Mussa, of the Malawi Police Service’s Eastern Region Police Headquarters, said the boy’s disappearance prompted an ‘immediate search operation’. He added: ‘After an extensive search, divers located