A two year old drowned in a swimming pool at their Alberton residence Tuesday afternoon afternoon just after 17h00. Although exact details are still speculative, it is purported that the toddler went missing and when family members went looking for him they were faced with absolute tragedy. The child was found at the bottom of the [...]
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Two people died during a baptism service held in the Klipriver in the Brachendown area this morning at around 08h00. Exact detail is are still unknown and for police investigation, however it is purposed that a church group was holding a baptism service in the Klipriver this morning. The river had risen with the rainfall [...]
A 23 year old man is presumed to be drowned in the Blaauwpan dam in Kempton park this afternoon. Details are still sketchy but it is believed that a family was having a fun day at the dam. The 23 year old was swimming and got into difficulty and then disappeared under the water. Netcare [...]
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An eighteen-month-old baby boy drowned at a Mt Edgecombe, Durban North, suburban home this afternoon. The child was found floating in the pool by his mother. Whether or not the child was supervised is not known. The boy is the child of a domestic worker employed at the Silver Oak Avenue home. Armed reaction officers [...]
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The body of an unknown man was pulled from the surf near Rachel Finlayson Pools, Durban by police and paramedics this evening. Circumstances surrounding the man’s death are vague, and it is unknown as to whether he jumped from the pier or was forcefully coerced. The Police’s Search and Rescue Unit and Netcare 911 Paramedics [...]
Netcare 911 paramedics responded to a very tragic drowning in the Amanzimtoti area. When they arrived at the house they found a one year old boy that had been playing in the yard, fell into the pool and drowned. Paramedics worked relentlessly for over an hour to try and resuscitate the little child but sadly it was unsuccessful. [...]
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This afternoon just after 5pm Netcare 911 rushed to Widenham on the South Coast near Scottburgh for a drowning. On arrival they found that a 18 month old boy slipped away from his parents and when they went looking for him, the mom just saw his legs sticking out of the pool, She ran over and she and others pulled [...]
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On the 2nd of July at approximately 10h00 Netcare 911 Margate responded to Glenmore Beach for a drowning. On arrival paramedics found a 44 year old JHB resident who, while fishing off the rocks, was washed into the sea . The boy then tried to save his father but [...]
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At approximately 17h00 on Sunday 14 June 2009, Netcare 911 paramedics responded to reports that a baby had drowned in a swimming pool at a house in Paulshof, north of Johannesburg. Paramedics were told that the baby was less than one year old and had been found floating in the pool. [...]
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This morning, Wednesday 10 June 2009, Netcare 911 paramedics responded to reports of a drowning in the suburb of Doringkloof in Centurion. The home owner alleged that his child had seen the domestic worker floating in the swimming pool and called him for help, the maid was removed from the pool and paramedics were summoned [...]
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