'We don't know how he drowned. They said he was running by the river.' Johannes Dlamini, 63, described the final moments of his grandson, Thabo Dlamini, 20, who was last seen alive by residents of Zonkizizwe, Katlehong. | ntwaagae
Thabo saw the man battling in the river, ran next to it, and told him how to swim out, said Dlamini.
"They saw him lifting his hands, dropping down, and being pushed away by the current. Residents watched the man fighting for survival until he disappeared. Thabo was last seen running by the river. It is not known how he fell into the water."I was home that afternoon when some residents came to my home to say Thabo had disappeared.""I didn't believe that he disappeared in the water. It took me some time to accept that the water took him.
"The officer promised to return the following day with more officers. They arrived on 12 February. They spent more than six hours searching for my grandson and the man. The search was then stretched to the Rietspruit River, where the two bodies were found."I went there and saw two bodies that had been recovered from the Rietspruit River. I positively identified my grandson. His body was intact. I want to know how he drowned.
"The bodies were recovered two or three kilometres from the point of drowning. Reports indicated the two victims had been pursuing people accused of breaking into a home in the area. The suspected robbers fled by swimming across the river, but when the victims followed, they [were] swept away in the strong current," Ntladi said.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust.
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