Body of 17-year-old boy recovered from KZN beach
Police Search and Rescue members have recovered the body of a 17-year-old boy days after he allegedly drowned at a beach, south of Durban.
It's understood that the boy was swimming with two of his friends on Monday when they got into difficulty at a beach near Umgababa.
Authorities say his friends managed to make it back to shore while he disappeared beneath the water.
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Police say the boy's badly decomposed body was discovered floating in the Umgababa river mouth yesterday with severe injuries to his torso - thought to be from shark bites.
Authorities have opened an inquest docket.
