This is a second baptism related drowning incident in Johannesburg in less than a month.
Families distraught after congregants swept away in Bramley along Jukskei River: Mbalenhle Mthethwa December 4, 2022:“On arrival we found that a baptism ritual was held and three male adults between the ages of 24 and 30 drowned. We are urging people to be very careful. This is a second incident within a space of four weeks where there was a baptism ritual and people have drowned.”