Bodies of two KZN drowning victims recovered

Bodies of two KZN drowning victims recovered

The bodies of a teenage boy and a man who drowned in separate incidents have been retrieved.

Bodies of two KZN drowning victims recovered
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The man drowned in the Umfolozi River in Kwambonambi on Thursday.


His body was spotted floating in the river near the Monzi Pump Station yesterday. It's some 26 km from where he was last seen.


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On Sunday, a 16-year-old boy was swept away while trying to cross the Mkhuze River in Pongola.


With the help of the community, the child's body was located yesterday near a local game reserve.


Police have opened inquest dockets.

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