Bodies of three children, man recovered after separate drowning incidents in Durban
The bodies of three children who drowned on Tuesday have been pulled from a river in KwaNdengezi, near Pinetown.
A group of children had been swimming in the Izimbokodo River when one of them, a 10-year-old boy, got into difficulty.
Two older boys, aged 14 and 15, tried to help him but all three drowned.
Police divers retrieved their bodies late last night.
READ: Search continues for three suspected KZN drowning victims
Meanwhile, rescue divers are searching for a man, presumed to have drowned, at Durban's South Beach.
He and two friends were swimming at the beach last night when they got into difficulty in the water.
One of them, a woman, managed to swim to shore. Another man lost his life.
KZN EMS spokesperson Robert Mackenzie says rescuers have recovered his body.
"Sadly a man was recovered from the water at about 11pm last night - he had sadly drowned. One person is still missing and search and rescue teams are going to continue the search for him."
