The mother was doing her chores, and after a while she realised that the toddler was missing, before the little girl was found inside the dustbin full of water.
Fifteen-year-old Siphamandla Peterson and 17-year-old Sibusiso Sibiya were at the Rock Falls Adventure Ranch, taking part in an activity in the Hennops River when they drowned last week.
Is it perhaps time for an outright ban on water-related activities at school outings? Mandy Wiener argues for a reevaluation of the safety of such camps.