Proverb observing that a person facing imminent ruin will try any measure, however futile, to survive.
a drowning person clutches at straws / desperation drives chaotic efforts
kuhangaika bila matumaini
"Alifanya jaribio la mwisho kujiokoa maana mfa maji haachi kutapatapa."
Translation: He made a final desperate attempt to save himself because a drowning person clutches at straws.