A 14-year-old has drowned in a dam in the Stranger area. Image: IPSS Medical Rescue Facebook.
A 14-year-old has drowned in a dam in Stranger around the KwaDukuza area after he entered the water to retrieve his ball
A 14-year-old has drowned in a dam in the Stranger area. Image: IPSS Medical Rescue Facebook.
Emergency services responded to reports of a boy that has drowned in Stranger, KwaDukuza on Thursday, 29 December.
IPSS Medical Rescue Search and Rescue and SAPS Search and Rescue were on the scene at an upper Stanger dam.
According to reports from the scene, a 14-year-old boy entered the water to retrieve a soccer ball, but he got into trouble and disappeared beneath the water.
His body was recovered and handed over to SAPS to form part of an investigation.
Several instances of drowning have been reported this month.
Arrive Alive provides the following tips for water safety.
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