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Woman falls to death from 10th floor of Durban beachfront hotel
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Durban - Police have opened an inquest docket after a woman fell to her death from the 10th floor of a popular hotel on the Durban beachfront on the weekend.
According to KZN police spokesperson, Captain Nqobile Gwala, the 51-year-old woman was found dead when police arrived.
“It is alleged that she fell from the 10th floor in one of the hotels on Snell Parade. The circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated.”
Her body was recovered by Durban Metro Search and Rescue.
In a separate incident, a 22-year-old woman was rescued after she attempted to jump from the top of Hilton Hotel in Durban in December.
Boy drowns after epileptic fit while swimming in Durban river
By Jolene Marriah-Maharaj
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Durban – An 11 year old boy suffered an epileptic fit and drowned in a river in Durban on Monday afternoon.
According to KZN police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele, the boy had been swimming in the Umlazi river shortly before midday on Monday when he had the epileptic fit and drowned.
“The community was able to remove the deceased from the shallow water,” said Mbele. She said SAPS were only notified much later.
Mbele said members of Durban SAPS Search and Rescue unit, Durban K9 Search and Rescue and Durban Metro Police Search and Rescue, were called to recover the body.