Final body recovered after group of teenagers drown in Cape Town

Final body recovered after group of teenagers drown in Cape Town

The fourth and final body from a group of youths who were swept out to sea in Cape Town on Sunday has been recovered. 

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According to Craig Lambinon of the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), this comes after an intensive search. 

"On Wednesday morning, a police diving unit recovered the body of the 18-year old male at Rocklands beach," said Lambinon. 

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Earlier in the week, the bodies of a 55-year-old female and a 16-year-old male were found. 

A group of surfers had discovered the body of another a 15-year-old boy prior to that. 

The teenagers were part of a group of foreign nationals who lived at the Methodist Church in the city for several weeks.

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