Kenya, Aug. 22 -- A baptism ceremony at the Indian Ocean ended in tragedy when a woman lost her life. A lady went to get baptized, not knowing this choice would lead to her death.

According to a report from Capital FM, the woman died during the baptism in the Kijipwa area of the Indian Ocean.

Before the incident, the pastor leading the ceremony had gathered about 24 people. When he put Loice in the water, she started to shake and had trouble breathing.

Seeing this, they took her back to the beach. Some pastors began to pray for her, thinking her condition was spiritual.

They kept praying and did not realize Loice was in serious trouble. Witnesses said that no first aid was given to her.

When they saw she wasn't getting better, the pastors decided to take Loice to a nearby hospital in Vipingo, but she was declared dead when she arrived.

The body of the 27-year-old woman was taken to the morgue for an autopsy to find out why she died. To investigate the situation, the police visited the baptism site and talked to people who saw what happened.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Bana Kenya.