BREAKING NEWS: Teenager drowns in Ncandu River
“We saw he could not swim. He struggled to get out of the river, and then he disappeared under the water.”
NEWCASTLE – A 16-year-old boy allegedly drowned in the Ncandu River, at Newcastle Taxi Rank, earlier this afternoon.
According to witnesses at the scene, the teen was seen running into the river shortly before he drowned.
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“We saw he could not swim. He struggled to get out of the river, and then he disappeared under the water,” said a witness, who wished to remain anonymous.
SAPS divers were summoned to recover the teenager, and paramedics attempted to revive him. Unfortunately, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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All emergency services were at the scene to conduct a thorough investigation to determine what happened prior to the drowning.
The Newcastle Advertiser will update readers as soon as new information is received.
