TWO children, aged nine and five, died after a drowning incident at a South Durban hotel today, Tuesday, November 29.
Spokesperson for Emer-G-Med paramedics Kyle Van Reenen said they arrived on the scene, together with Netcare911 Paramedics and Medi-Response, at approximately 15:00.
“On arrival at the scene, a five-year-old female and nine-year-old female were found in a state of cardiac arrest,” said Van Reenen.
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Paramedics could not resuscitate the two children.
“Resuscitation efforts and several advanced life-support intervention methods were exhausted for over an hour, however, we were unsuccessful, and the two children were sadly declared dead on the scene,” said Van Reenen.
“Our thoughts extend to the family,” he added.
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