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Another child drowns

Thapelo Motseo

PRAKTISEER

 

A 12 year old boy drowned on Sunday in Praktiseer. Thabang Mogofe drowned in a huge hole that was allegedly dug up by the road construction company. The incident was only reported on Monday 07 March 2022. Police divers managed to retrieve the child’s body from the depth of 5 meters on Monday.

The acting Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo Major General Jan Scheepers has heightened an appeal to parents and guardians as well as community members at large to safeguard and protect children and exercise extreme caution after a total of 39 people, including children lost lives through drowning during the current rainy season.

 

“The other similar incident involves a 10 year old boy who drowned whilst swimming with friends at Ntsima village under Sebayeng policing area in Mankweng on Saturday 05 March 2022. The incident reportedly took place at about 12:00 but was only reported to the Police at 20:40. Members of the South African Police Service Search and Rescue Unit were activated and on arrival at the scene, the child’s body was retrieved by the divers from the depth of three meters,” said Limpopo SAPS spokesperson Brig Motlafelo Mojapelo.

Scheepers said since the beginning of the rainy season to date, a total of 39 people, including 15 minor children have drowned under different circumstances.

 

“Some drowned when their motor vehicles were swept away by the strong waters after the drivers attempted to cross the flooded low bridges, others, especially children drowned whilst swimming.
“As a community, we can turn the situation around and stop these drownings by knowing where our children are playing, educate them to desist from swimming in hazardous waters and exercise extreme caution when walking or driving in flooded areas,” said  Scheepers.
“I want to also take this moment to commend members of the Search and Rescue Unit who spend sleepless nights and days conducting various search and rescue missions in rivers, dams, mountains, manholes, pit toilets, streams and velds.” he  concluded.

 

Thapelo Motseo

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