Thursday, January 09, 2025

Khayelitsha Teenager Drowns At Strand Beach

A teenager from Khayelitsha has drowned at a beach in Strand

The NSRI’s Craig Lambinon said lifeguards initiated a search for the 17-year-old who was initially reported missing between Topaz apartments and the Strand Pump station

“During an extensive search rescue teams were alerted by a public member who had come across a person unresponsive in shallow water along the beach front.

The teenager, age 17, from Khayelitsha, was recovered from the water where paramedics sadly declared the teenager deceased.” said Lambinon.

The body of the teenager has been taken into the care of Police and Government Health Forensic Pathology Services.

Police have opened an Inquest docket.

Lambinon conveyed condolences to the family of the teenager.


Done By: Elona Sibunzi

 

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Khayelitsha Teenager Drowns At Strand Beach

A teenager from Khayelitsha has drowned at a beach in Strand The NSRI’s Craig Lambinon said lifeguards initiated a search for the 17-year-...