Nine-year-old boy dies after drowning at Kleinmond lagoon

A nine-year-old boy has died following a drowning incident at the Kleinmond Main Beach Lagoon on Saturday, 10 October. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) was activated after eyewitnesses reported the incident.

Bystanders and a clinical practitioner attempted to recover the child and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) before NSRI rescue swimmers, medics, and various emergency services arrived. Despite extensive resuscitation efforts by medical personnel, the child was declared deceased at the scene.

The South African Police Service has opened an inquest docket to investigate the circumstances of the death. The child’s body has been handed over to the Government Health Forensic Pathology Service.