Two boys drown in Hennops River during school excursion
Image: City of Tshwane Emergency Services Department.
Two pupils from Daveyton Skills School drowned in the Hennops River near Centurion during a school excursion on Monday afternoon.
The Tshwane emergency services department received a call at about 3.14pm to report the drowning incident.
“Emergency services arrived on the scene to find that two boys aged between 13 and 16 years of age had drowned. It is alleged that the boys were engaged in a water activity as part of a school excursion,” the department said in a statement.
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has expressed his sadness over the incident.
“We are deeply saddened by the unfortunate deaths of our learners during a school excursion. On behalf of the Department, we wish to extend our sincerest condolences to their respective families and the Daveyton Skills School community,” said MEC Chiloane.
He also said that their Psycho-Social Support Unit will be dispatched to the school to provide necessary trauma support and counselling.
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