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SAPS recovers 11-year-old boy’s body in Schoemansdal
The circumstances surrounding a boy's death remain unknown after police recovered his body in Schoemansdal on October 16.
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.
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.
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