KZN: Search for child swept off flooded bridge in Darnall called off
A 7-year-old child was swept away off the Soweto bridge in Darnall.
A seven-year-old child has reportedly swept away off the Soweto bridge in Darnall on Tuesday, North Coast Courier reports.
Paramedics and SAPS K9 Search and Rescue are on scene at the Nonoti river in Darnall searching for the missing child, however severe weather conditions and lightning have made the search too perilous.
IPSS Medical Rescue’s Paul Herbst said the search would continue at first light on Wednesday.

Search and rescue members preparing to search the Nonoti River.
IPSS Medical RescueIPSS Medical Rescue spokesperson Dylan Merrick said the child had been walking home from school over the low-level bridge.

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