Baptism drowned Letaba River

A 27-year-old Ronald Rikhotso drowned right after he was baptised in the Letaba River in Limpopo. Image: SAPS

Tragic: A man slipped and DROWNED after BAPTISM

A 27-year-old Ronald Rikhotso drowned right after he was baptised in the Letaba River in Limpopo.

Baptism drowned Letaba River

A 27-year-old Ronald Rikhotso drowned right after he was baptised in the Letaba River in Limpopo. Image: SAPS

A baptism took a tragic turn when a 27-year-old male congregant slipped into the water and drowned in Groot Letaba River in Nwamarhanga village on Saturday morning at 08:00 18 March 2023 at about.

MAN DROWNS RIGHT AFTER BAPTISM

According to the information, the church congregants, led by their priest, had been performing religious rituals. The man was baptised during these rituals.

Baptism drowned Letaba River
A Police diver indicates that he found a congregant’s body who died soon after his baptism in the Letaba River. Image: SAPS

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Limpopo police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said that after they concluded the session, one of the congregants returned to the river to collect water.

MAN DROWN AFTER HIS BAPTISM IN THE LETABA RIVER

Ledwaba said the 27-year-old man, identified as Ronald Rikhotso, reportedly slipped and drowned. This happened soon after his baptism in the Letaba River.

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Baptism Letaba river drowned
Police divers are getting ready to remove the body of a man who drowned in the Letaba River after his baptism. Image: SAPS

Police were alerted about the incident at the Letaba river. Members of the SAPS Provincial Search and Rescue Team were deployed to the scene, and soon afterward, they retrieved the man’s body.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS MUST BE CAREFUL AROUND RIVERS

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The Limpopo police warned church members to be careful around rivers during baptisms.

Limpopo Provincial Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, cautions community members to be careful around rivers. Hadebe said church members should be wary when using dams and rivers for any purpose, including religious activities.

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Ledwaba says police investigations are continuing.

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