Two children drown in KZN

Published Dec 13, 2016

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Durban – A 9-year-old child has drowned in KwaMsane, in rural Zululand.

Police Search and Rescue divers and and IPSS Medical Rescue recovered the body from a farm dam in the area on Wednesday afternoon.

“The community attempted to find the child before contacting authorities,” IPSS’ Richard Schouten said.

Earlier in the day, a 2-year-old child drowned in a pool in Andries Pretorius Road, Pietermaritzburg. 

The child – a little girl – was apparently playing near the pool and fell in. A family member noticed her floating in the water a while later and pulled her out, but by the time paramedics arrived, she was already dead.

The Mercury

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