Man and boy drown in separate Limpopo dams
A 10-year-old boy and 50-year-old man drowned in Phalaborwa and Levubu in separate incidents.
LIMPOPO – Police in Limpopo are warning communities to be cautious around dams, streams and rivers, during the rainy season.
This follows two reported incidents of drowning this week.
According to police spokesperson Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe, a 10-year-old boy drowned at a nearby dam in Lulekani outside Phalaborwa on Wednesday, 21 February, while playing with his friends.
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“The incident was reported to the police who upon arrival, found his body floating in the dam. The Search and Rescue Unit were summoned to the scene and retrieved the body of the deceased,” Ngoepe said.
The deceased was identified as Junior Kamogele Shikwambana.
Meanwhile in, Levubu, outside Thohoyandou, William Mavhele (50), was found floating in the Majemani dam at Mashau Magweni village on Wednesday, 21 February.
Police were notified and the Search and Rescue Unit were immediately summoned and retrieved the body of the deceased which was already decomposing.
“We are once again appealing to communities to be extra cautious when crossing and swimming in dams, streams and rivers. Due to heavy rainfall which has been experienced in most parts of the province, parents and loved ones are strongly advised to keep a close eye on their children and family members at all times to prevent these types of incidents from occurring,” he occurred.
