KwaZulu-Natal: At 15H35 Thursday afternoon Netcare 911 responded to reports of a drowning at the La Mercy Lagoon in La Mercy north of Durban.
Reports from the scene indicate that seven children from a local informal settlement were swimming in the lagoon when they noticed a 13-year-old male from the group was missing and is presumed drowned.
Netcare 911 with Ethekwini Lifeguards, SAPS K-9 Search and Rescue and NSRI Station 41 are all on scene in a joint effort to recovery the body.
Shawn Herbst
Media Liaison Officer
Netcare Limited
Netcare 911
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