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Girl (14) injured at Uvongo Falls

Emergency services attended, along with NSRI Shelly Beach and Port Shepstone K9 Search and Rescue Unit.

A 14-year-old girl fell and hit her head and chin while playing on the rocks of the waterfall at Uvongo Falls last Saturday.

A group of local children were playing on the rocks when the incident occurred in the morning.

Uvongo Falls, where the incident unfolded.

Emergency services attended, along with NSRI Shelly Beach and Port Shepstone K9 Search and Rescue Unit.

Glen Preston of Med-Evac said that when they arrived at the scene, the lifeguards had already taken the young girl out of the water.

“The teenager was transported to hospital in a stable condition,” he said.

Mr Preston explained that two of the other children were stuck on the rocks, and one had a panic attack.

Members from the Saps Search and Rescue, Med-Evac, NSRI and lifeguards brought them back to shore.

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