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Two boys drown in Gauteng dam

20 March 2016 - 11:06 By Jeanette Chabalala,
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Two boys drowned at Eersterus dam near Temba, on Saturday afternoon, Gauteng police said. 

Lake. File photo.
Lake. File photo.
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The boys, aged 12 and 15, were swimming at the dam when they drowned, Lieutenant Sarah Lesabane said.  

They were later discovered by a resident who took their bodies out of the water, she said.  

An inquest docket has been opened.

Source: News24

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