A thirteen-year-old boy drowned in a municipal swimming pool in Merebank this afternoon.
It is thought that school children poured out of classrooms in the area and flocked to the pool. It is alleged that the boy had lost consciousness after another teen jumped on him.
eThekwini Municipal Lifeguards were alerted by other bathers and pulled the boy from the water, initiating the resuscitation attempt.
Netcare911 Paramedics arrived and took over care of the patient, who unfortunately died at the scene.
Jeffrey Wicks
Netcare 911
