Tragedy at Umdloti beach as man drowns
An elderly man has drowned at Umdloti beach, north of
Durban. Emergency services say the man got into difficulty while
swimming in a tidal pool earlier today.
Netcare911's Chris Botha says it's still unclear what
happened at around 11am today, but the man may have suffered a heart attack while in the water at the popular beach.
Botha says paramedics tried to resuscitate the man for about 45-minutes.
"Tragically though he was declared dead at the scene," he said.
The man's name has not yet been released.
Elderly man tragically died after drowning incident at Umdloti North Beach @ECR_Newswatch @northglennews @garypaul911 @nccourier pic.twitter.com/ruBdmUCQl3
— Netcare911 (@Netcare911_sa) May 2, 2017
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