Police Spokesperson, Malesela Ledwaba, says the boys were apparently crossing the dam using home-made canoes which cap-sized and they drowned.
The deceased have been identified as Kotsema Ramaru aged nine and 12-year-old Kubu Mashilo from Seshego Zone 5.Ledwaba has cautioned parents to ensure that their children do not engage in swimming activities unsupervised. He says people must be weary of the dam as several drowning incidents have previously been reported in the area in the past.In a separate accident which took place in February last year, a mother in Limpopo mother was left reeling in shock after her 14-year-old son drowned in a dam outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo.
The nearly-decomposed body of Sello Muthivhi of Madabani was retrieved in the early hours of the morning on 17 February 2021 after a relentless search by community members.-Additional reporting by Lutendo Bobodi
This is sad, we must learn to be what we are, terrestrial people...
Great choice of photo.