2 boys, man in Durban hospital for alleged poisoning

2 boys, man in Durban hospital for alleged poisoning

Two young boys and a man have been airlifted to Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital after they were allegedly poisoned at their home in the Inwabi area, near Umlazi south of Durban.

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ER24's Russel Meiring says when they arrived on the scene, they found a man and two boys, aged four and eight lying motionless inside the home.


Meiring says local authorities were able to gain access to the home, allowing paramedics to move the patients to the ambulances.


"Once outside, medics assessed the patients and found that the man and two boys, aged four and eight, were in a critical condition.


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"Medics treated the patients and provided them with advanced life support interventions before they were airlifted by a military medical helicopter to Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital for further care. 


"The details surrounding this incident are not yet known, but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations," says Meiring. 

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