Ladysmith KZN: 12-year-old girl drowns in water-filled pit
Children and community members gathered around while police carried out their duties at the scene
A young girl tragically drowned this afternoon (November 24) in the Umbulwane area.
It is believed that a group of children were playing in a man-made pool caused by a leaking pipe. Children would routinely play in the pool of water to cool off in the heat.
However, on this occasion, the fun turned to tragedy when a 12-year-old girl drowned. When emergency personnel and police arrived, the child’s body had been dragged out of the water by community members and she was declared dead at the scene.
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Mortuary services took away the body.
Community members in the area say they have reported the ‘man-made pool’ to uThukela on many occasions, but nothing has been done about it.
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