The Mpumalanga police are searching for a man and a teenage boy who disappeared in the Mlumati River.
A man in his 60s, from KaMdladla near KaMhlushwa, was swept away by the strong water current and has not been found yet.
According to a Mpumalanga police spokesperson, Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, the man asked his friend on Thursday February 2 to accompany him to the river where he had set a fish trap.
Mohlala said the other incident took place in Driekoppies. An 18-year-old Grade 12 learner fell into the same river on Sunday February 5.
“The schoolboy and his friend snuck out of their boarding house at Shongwe High School during school hours,” Mohlala said.
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“The boys tried to cross the river. The water currents were too strong for them. The vivtim was swept away while friend managed to hold on to a reed and save himself. Unfortunately, the Grade 12 learner disappeared under the water,” Mohlala said.
Mohlala said police divers were summoned for the search and rescue but have not found the victims.
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“The rescue team will visit both scenes again to proceed with the search,” he said.
