An Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) water rescue team retrieved the body of a 10-year-old boy from a strong Natalspruit River current, on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The body was recovered near Zonkizizwe at about 1.50pm.<\/p>
\u201cAs per information received on the scene, a group of young boys jumped into the river with the intention of swimming and unfortunately, one of the boys was overcome by the strong current and drowned,\u201d said William Ntladi, district manager media liaison for DEMS.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe boy was pulled from the water by a rescue team from the Zonkizizwe Fire Station who immediately initiated pre-hospital medical treatment, but regrettably he didn`t respond positively.<\/p>
\u201cHe was declared dead on the scene by paramedics.\u201d<\/p>\n
An inquest docket has been opened by the police for investigation.<\/p>\n
In a separate incident earlier on the same day, at about 8am, three adults survived drowning while performing baptism rituals in the same river near Vosloorus.<\/p>\n
The men were overcome by the strong current and found themselves stuck in between the reeds in the middle of the river.<\/p>\n
A rescue team from the Vosloorus Fire Station, managed to save all three of them. They were treated for shock on the scene and transported to hospital.<\/p>\n
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