The incident occurred on Pennington main beach on the evening of Thursday, 1 January 2026. Five beachgoers were washed out to sea on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. IPSS Medical Rescue spokesperson Samantha Meyrick said one victim was rescued and is currently in a stable condition.
“One was confirmed dead, his body recovered earlier. A second body washed ashore about 100m from where the bathers entered the water.” Meyrick said one person was saved by lifeguards, but the other two are still missing and are presumed dead. “Lifeguards conducted search operations in the water, while IPSS Medical Rescue and other emergency services remained on standby to provide medical support.” Meyrick said police and the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) will continue the search for the missing beachgoers on Friday.
The incident occurred on Pennington main beach on the evening of Thursday, 1 January 2026@TheCitizen_Newspic.twitter.com/fTgG7uytBz Meanwhile, police in the Capricorn District are investigatingan inquest case after the discovery of the bodyof a 36-year-old female member attached to the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in a river stream in the City of Polokwane. The grim discovery was made on New Year’s Day, 1 January 2026, at about 11am.
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