An 11-year-old boy’s body was recovered on October 16 by members of the Ehlanzeni Diving Unit after he drowned in the Mlumati River in Schoemansdal on October 15.

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According to Lieutenant Colonel Pottie Potgieter, the boy went swimming with his friends when the incident occurred.

“We searched for him around 20:00 that evening, but couldn’t find him. We continued the following day 100m further down the river and found his body stuck behind a rock,” Potgieter explained.

Police confirmed that it is unknown what led to the boy’s drowning.