Drowning tragedy strikes Durban family
A two-year-old child has tragically drowned in a swimming pool at a home in Durban North.
Emergency services battled for about an hour, trying to resuscitate the little boy.
Netcare911 says medics were called to the home at about 6.20pm yesterday.
Spokesperson Chris Botha says paramedics worked in an attempt to save the little boy's life.
"A little two-year-old boy was found floating in a pool after he went missing for quite some time. Security guys and neighbours pulled him out of the water and started doing CPR.
"When we arrived there,paramedics took over with advanced life support resuscitation. After an hour's attempt, tragically the boy was declared dead on scene," he said.
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