A 76-year-old man from Ga-Mamatsha village in Limpopo has drowned at Molepo Dam while allegedly net fishing with a friend.
Limpopo police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said police and search-and-rescue teams were called to the scene on Monday following reports of the drowning.
“Following a search operation, members of the South African Police Service Search and Rescue Team (SAPS Water Wing), assisted by Emergency Medical Services Search and Rescue personnel, successfully retrieved his body,” Ledwaba said.
He said the identity of the deceased has been withheld pending further investigation.
Police in Mankweng have opened an inquest to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Teenager drowns in Dzindi River
In a separate incident, IOL previously reported that an 18-year-old boy from Lwamondo, Tshishuahuru village, drowned while swimming with a friend in the Dzindi River in Limpopo on Sunday afternoon.
Ledwaba said police officers were on patrol when they received information that a male had drowned in the river.
“Police proceeded to the river, where they found the friend of the deceased, who indicated that they were swimming when an 18-year-old male victim from Lwamondo, Tshishuahuru village, allegedly drowned,” Ledwaba said.
Members of the Search and Rescue Unit were summoned to the scene and retrieved the teenager’s body from the river.
Emergency medical services personnel declared him dead at the scene.
The teenager was positively identified by his next of kin.
Police have opened an inquest at Thohoyandou police station to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
IOL News
Simon Majadibodu
iol.co.za
