Drowning
Bodies of two pupils who drowned during rugby trip in Durban found
The learners from Hoërskool Birchleigh went missing during a swim at the north beach on Sunday.
It's understood the child had been missing for a short while before being found and pulled from the pool by residents on the property.
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said that the man's lifeless body was spotted in the sea on Sunday.
On Saturday, a 46-year-old man drowned at Glencairn Beach, while another person drowned at Monwabisi beach on the same day.
Eastern Cape Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nomthetheleli Mene expressed shock and devastation at the death of Captain Pierre Marx (53).
Grade 10 pupil Avethandwa Nokhangela was caught in a rip current while swimming at a beach near East London last month. Her body was discovered the following morning.
Avethandwa Nokhangela (15) got swept out to sea while swimming at a beach near East London on Thursday and her body was discovered washed up the following morning.
The boys aged four and seven died in a quarry at an unsecured construction site over a week ago.
It's understood the boys, aged four and seven, were swimming in the unsecured site on Saturday.
Ten people, including children, lost their lives after they were swept away during floods in the province last month.
Seven children and a 26-year-old driver died when the car they were travelling in was swept into a river in Steynsrus on Sunday morning.
According to police they went fishing in the river and decided to swim, one came into trouble and wanted to assist. However, all three had drowned.
Gauteng paramedics responded to a call-out at lunchtime on Sunday and found lifeguards performing CPR on the teenager.
Police spokesperson Moatshe Ngoepe said parents have been cautioned to take care of their children around dams and rivers, particularly as it’s the rainy season.
Keamohetswe Seboko’s body was found floating in the swimming pool at Laerskool Bekker in January and his family has been searching for answers ever since.
This is the second body to be found in the last two weeks.
On Sunday, sea rescuers were alerted that a man had gone missing at sea after he slipped off the rocks into the surf at Beta Beach.
Rescuers were dispatched to a quarry at the Blue Rock resort in Sir Lowry's Pass Village on Wednesday following reports of a drowning in progress.
Police said a seven-year-old lost his life in Mokgese while swimming with his friends on Monday.