Body found at Coco Beach identified as missing Muhas surgical student

Dar es Salaam. The body of a man discovered on the shores of Coco Beach in Dar es Salaam on April 24, 2025, has been formally identified as that of Dr Hashimu Tito, a postgraduate surgical student at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (Muhas).

Dr Tito, who was also serving as a physician at the Mtwara Regional Referral Hospital, had been reported missing by his family after he failed to return home or report to work.