Masambuka went missing from his village on March 9, 2018, and his limbless body was found buried in a garden on April 2, 2018, in his home district of Machinga south of Malawi. 
A masambuka anasowa mmudzi mwawo pa 9 Malichi mwezi wa 2018, ndipo thupi lawo lopanda manja ndi miyendo linapezeka atalikwilira mu dimba pa 2 epulo mwezi wa 2018 kumudzi kwawo ku Machinga, ku mmwera kwa dziko la malawi.