Incident Time: 12H00
Two men both believed to be in their mid to late twenties have drowned in the Vals River near Kroonstad this afternoon.
ER24 paramedics were called to the scene after they were notified of the incident. When they arrived on the scene, they found the police taking the bodies of the two occupants out of the water.
Paramedics assessed the patients and found that both occupants had already succumbed to their injuries and were declared deceased on scene.
It is believed that the drowning happen while the two men were being baptised in the river. The necessary authorities were on the scene and would investigate the incident further.
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Derrick Banks, ER24