KZN EMS issues alert following spate of drownings
Authorities are urging members of the public to exercise caution when around water.
This after the current school holidays got off to a tragic start, with a number of water-related deaths reported since Friday.
Just yesterday, a man's body was recovered from the surf at Amanzimtoti main beach and a nine-year-old boy's was pulled from a river in KwaNdengezi.
A 45-year-old man was also found dead in the Umkomaas river mouth on Sunday, and on Friday a 16-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool in Westville.
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Robert McKenzie speaks for the provincial Emergency Medical Services.
"A reminder that children must not be left unsupervised while swimming. Please do not enter the water - even shallow water - if you cannot swim. You can easily be swept away into deeper waters and get into trouble quickly. Unless you are a confident swimmer, please do not try and rescue somebody who gets into difficulty in the water as would-be rescuers become victims themselves."
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