Two Limpopo boys drown while playing on makeshift boat
Police in Limpopo are searching for the body of one of two boys who drowned in a dam in Seshego on Saturday.
The boys, 9-year-old Kotsema Ramaru and Kubu Mashilo (12), were swimming in the dam with friends using white foam props as flotation devices.
Both Ramaru and Mashilo from Seshego Zone 5 were swimming with their friends when the incident occurred.
Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says the boys drowned after the flotation devices capsized.
"The information at our disposal is that the boys were swimming and crossing the dam using white foam props as flotation devices, an occurrence which is said to be a usual practice in the area.
"The unfortunate situation happened when their ‘boat’ capsized in the middle of the dam and both boys drowned.
"The South African Police Service Search and Rescue members were called to the scene and the divers managed to retrieve the body of one of the boys yesterday."
The search for the body of the second boy continues.
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