Search continues for boy who slipped into Umkomaas River
The search continues on the south coast for an 8-year-old boy presumed to have drowned in the Umkomaas River on Saturday.
The details around the incident are still sketchy, but it is believed the child was carried by a current after slipping near the river mouth in Umkomaas.
Several teams are involved in the search.
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Umkomaas resident, Megan Ninow says she and her family have been at the river to support the boy's family.
"We stayed there until late on Saturday evening with them after the search and rescue had left. I thought if we go back in the morning just to support the family, If I could get the community involved to come and help us and show this family that they are not alone."
"Fifteen sets of eyes is better than just two, so if there's more people then the more we can do," she said
On the north coast, teams are out again on Monday, continuing their search for a teenager and an elderly man who were swept into the Nonoti and Umvoti rivers, respectively.
READ: 2 children drown, 4 missing after flooding in KZN
The 14-year-old boy disappeared on Tuesday in KwaDukuza, while the elderly man got into trouble in the water on Wednesday morning.
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Recovery efforts are underway for a missing boy who slipped into the Umkomaas River on Saturday.
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