By Everson Luhanga
Two learners from the Daveyton Skills School in Benoni drowned in the Hennops River near Centurion during a school outing on Monday.
City of Tshwane emergency services department spokesperson Charles Mabaso confirmed the incident.
He said officials received a call at about 3.15pm on 15 April.
“Emergency Services arrived on the scene to find that two boys aged between 13 years and 16 years of age had drowned.
“It is alleged that the boys were engaged in water activities as part of a school excursion,” Mabaso said.
The bodies were recovered by the South African Police Services divers and were declared dead by paramedics on the scene.
“Circumstances leading to the drowning incident remain a subject of investigation by the SAPS,” Mabaso said.
Pictured above: A scene at Hennops River near Centurion where two learners drowned
Image source: Supplied
