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Man drowns at Margate lagoon

The man was spotted by diners at a nearby restaurant.

The winter holidays got off to a tragic start when a 25-year-old man drowned in the Margate lagoon last Sunday at about 7.30pm.

Police spokesman, Captain Petros Mpinge said patrons at a nearby restaurant heard someone flailing in the lagoon, spotted the man and alerted police.

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The body was recovered by the police’s Search and Rescue Unit later that night.

The man has yet to be identified.

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