Probe into drowning of Verulam boy (5)
Police have launched an investigation into the death of a five-year-old boy who drowned in a neighbour's swimming pool in Verulam, north of Durban.
The boy had been reported missing by members of his family on Wednesday.
A search ended with his body being found floating face down in a pool not far from home on Thursday.
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In a separate incident, the body of a nine-year-old boy who also drowned was recovered on Thursday evening.
The child had gotten into difficulty and disappeared underwater while swimming in a river in Ndwedwe.
"Teams deployed to the area and searched until one o'clock in the morning. Unfortunately, the body was not located," says IPSS Medical Rescue's Samantha Meyrick.
Search and rescue teams from both IPSS Medical Rescue and SAPS K9 division returned to the river the nest day. We were able to recover a nine-year-old boy bringing closure to the family."
