Boy (11) grabbed and dragged into Damani Dam by a crocodile
Limpopo police say the search for the boy has been adjourned due to bad light but will resume on Monday morning, 24 December.
LIMPOPO – Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Nneke Ledwaba, today visited the scene of a crocodile attack where an 11-year-old boy was allegedly grabbed by a crocodile and dragged into Damani dam.
The General was accompanied by the Cluster Commander Major General Rosina Mulaudzi and the Station Commander Brigadier Willy Mashava.
According to police spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngoepe, the victim, who is from Khubvi outside Thohoyandou, was washing clothes at the crocodile infested dam, with his friends, on Saturday afternoon, 22 December. It was then that a crocodile suddenly emerged from the water and attacked him.
Police were immediately informed and a Search and Rescue Team was activated. The search continued and was adjourned when it became dark. Joined by the Provincial Commissioner, members of the Search and Rescue Team resumed with the search this morning, 23 December.
“The next of kin and the local community were also in attendance. Parents are urged to look after their children and at all times and caution them against frequenting hazardous places such as crocodile infested rivers and dams,” Ngoepe concluded.
