Another eMbalenhle teen drowns in quarry

This is the fourth child to drown in eMbalenhle in the past month.

February 4, 2025

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The team of Delta 1 Rescue Diving on the scene where a boy drowned in a quarry dam in January.

A 16-year-old boy drowned in a quarry in Ext 22, known as Gate 7, today.

Community members residing near the quarry told the Ridg Times that a group of boys were swimming when one of them drowned.

According to the residents, this is the third child to drown in the quarry.

They said in 2018, two children drowned in the same quarry.

This is the fourth boy to drown in eMbalenhle in the last month.

Delta 1 Rescue Diving recovered the teen’s body this afternoon.

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February 4, 2025

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Arisja Misselhorn

I have been a journalist for more than 30 years. I worked for Caxton and Beeld and also for my own publication. I returned to Ridge Times in 2018. I became editor for Ridge Times, Standerton Advertiser and Streeknuus in 2023. I completed numerous courses throughout the years, and I have won several awards.