Boy, 9, drowns at Kleinmond Lagoon

A nine-year-old boy tragically lost his life after drowning at Kleinmond Main Beach Lagoon on Saturday. The incident was reported to the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) at 3.12pm, following eyewitness accounts of a drowning in progress. A swift response was initiated by the NSRI, along with CMC Critical Care Medical ambulance service, ER24, Overstrand Fire and Rescue Service, and the South African Police Service.

Bystanders had already begun CPR, including a clinical practitioner, when rescuers arrived, but despite all efforts, the child was pronounced dead by paramedics. The child, believed to have been visiting the beach with his family, has been handed over to the police and the Government Health Forensic Pathology Service, with the family receiving support from the police. The NSRI has extended its condolences to the family.

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