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Child drowns in Secunda on Christmas Eve
Mother noticed too late that her boy was not moving.
A nine-year-old boy, Ratiwe Makoena, drowned at the swimming pool at Boesies Restaurant & Conference Centre at Umuzi Lodge on December 24.
According to a press release, Ratiwe and his mother from Hendrina visited the Aqua Zone Water Park for the day but decided to enter the property at Umuzi Lodge to spend the rest of the day there.
The mother was allegedly sitting at the edge of the swimming pool and did not notice that Ratiwe was in trouble.
Emergency services were called when the mother noticed that Ratiwe was not moving, but it was too late to save him.
The management team of Boesies Restaurant and Umuzi Lodge conveyed their condolences to Ratiwe’s family.
The Secunda Police confirmed the incident.
