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Boy, 11, drowns in Umlazi River after getting epileptic fit
Yet another fatal drowning has been recorded in SA. The body of an 11-year-old boy was retrieved from the Umlazi River in KZN on Wednesday.
The new year has unfortunately been filled with drownings and this week was no different. An 11-year-old boy sadly drowned in the Umlazi River on Wednesday 10 February 2021. According to KZN SAPS Colonel Thembeka Mbele, the boy had an epileptic fit which resulted in his death.
A 12-year-old girl also drowned at Glencairn Tidal Pool in Cape Town last weekend, according to the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI).
One adult, seven children drown after car plunges into river in Free State 08 February 2021 - 07:46 By Iavan Pijoos Police divers recovered the bodies of six children and the body of the driver, but the body of the seventh child is still missing. File photo. Image: subbotina/123rf.com
One man and seven children drowned after the car in which they were travelling plunged into a river at a farm in Steynrus in Free State at the weekend, police said.
Police spokesperson Brig Motantsi Makhele said the white Honda Ballade crashed into the river at around 10.52am on Sunday.
Makhele said driver Tshokolo Hlongwane, two adult males, Mohau Mokoena and Swartbooi Hlongwane, and four boys and three girls were in the car.