Girl, 9, drowns in swimming pool in KZN

A 9-year-old girl drowned in a private swimming pool in Zinkwazi in KZN on Sunday.

Two schoolboys drowned at a North West construction site on Tuesday, allegedly while their teachers attended a workshop.
Two schoolboys drowned at a North West construction site on Tuesday, allegedly while their teachers attended a workshop. (123RF/Siam Pukkato )

A 9-year-old girl drowned in a private swimming pool in Zinkwazi, on the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal, on Sunday.

IPSS Medical Rescue spokesperson Paul Herbst said when they arrived at the scene they found lifeguards performing CPR on the little girl. Paramedics then started performing advanced life support resuscitation.

After a prolonged attempt, there was no sign of life and the girl was declared dead.

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