The body of the fourth victim who drowned at Kariega’s main beach in Kenton-On-Sea, in the Eastern Cape, on New Year’s Day has been found.
Kenton-On-Sea New Year’s Day drownings
The nine-year-old boy was among three girls, aged between 11 and 12, who drowned at the beach on Sunday evening.
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According to a police report, the South African Police Service with the help of the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) and other stakeholders found three bodies of the four children after they were washed ashore where someone administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
The body of a nine-year-old boy was found on the beach Thursday morning in Kenton.
Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli said the boy’s body was seen by members of the public around 5am. The little boy has been named Anovuyo Cirha who is 11 years old.
Nkohli said the police opened inquest dockets for further investigation.
In a separate incident last month, police recovered the body of a man who had drowned at Sol Plaatje Dam in the Free State on December 16, Reconciliation Day.
The Welkom Rescue and Divers team retrieved the body from the dam.
The deceased was a male, between 28 and 30. He was pronounced dead by Emergency Medical Rescue personnel at the scene.
This article was compiled by Flame Prayer. Additional report by So Haripersad
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