Body of north coast teen swept out to sea found
The body of a teenage boy who went missing at Blythedale Beach in KwaDukuza has been pulled out of the water.
Rescue teams on the north coast were alerted to a body floating in the water this morning.
The 16-year-old boy was swept out to sea during rough conditions on Monday afternoon.
Search and rescue efforts were hampered by poor weather conditions.
IPSS Medical Rescue's Paul Herbst says they'll be notifying the family shortly.
"The body has been recovered, about two kilometres north of Zinkwazi. The body will be handed over to the KwaDukuza detectives department or further investigation," Herbst said.
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— IPSS Medical Rescue (@IPSSRescue) October 4, 2018