\u2019n Skrander seun het Sondag verdrink nadat hy en vriende in \u2019n dam aan die voet van die Du Toitskloofpas geswem het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Herschel Anderson, \u2019n gr. 6-leerder aan die Laerskool Paulus Joubert, en vriende van hom het Sondag glo lafenis gesoek toe dit so warm was. Volgens sy suster Gita Lewis het Herschel ges\u00ea hy gaan \u2019n entjie saam met sy honde en vriende stap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHy het nie ges\u00ea hy gaan swem nie. Dit was Sondag warm en toe het hulle seker besluit hulle gaan gou swem. Hy was \u2019n kind wat lief was vir die water en swem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die Lewis-familie is Sondagmiddag om 12:00 die hartseer nuus meegedeel. Sy suster beskryf die 13-jarige as \u2019n \u201cliefdevolle kind\u201d en iemand wat altyd vol grappies was en iets te s\u00ea gehad het. Sy voeg by hy was ook baie lief om speletjies te speel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns was te bang om hom \u2019n nuwe speletjie te leer, want dan moes ons dit heeldag met hom speel. Hy het ook nooit geglo aan verloor op die domino-tafel nie. Hy het \u2019n klomp vriende gehad. Hy was nou regtigwaar \u2019n mense-mens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lewis se ouers, Carl en Gerty Lewis, het Herschel ingeneem toe hy net agt maande oud was. Dit is duidelik dat hulle baie lief was vir hom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSy suster [Inge], met wie hy \u2019n kamer gedeel het, en sy grootmaak-ma is baie hartseer. Sy grootmaak-pa het ook ges\u00ea sy hart is seer. Dit vat hulle \u2019n bietjie diep,\u201d vertel Lewis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Herschel se gr. 3-onderwyser, Leone Martin, beskryf hom as \u2019n uitstekende kunstenaar en s\u00ea sy dood is \u2019n groot skok. Sy vertel dat hy diep in baie mense se harte gekruip het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHy het so mooi geteken. Hy was regtig lief om dit te doen. Dis hartseer \u2013 hy was een van daardie kinders wat almal geken het. Almal het geweet wie hy was.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Martin lag voordat sy verder byvoeg: \u201c[Hy was] \u2019n bietjie pestelik, maar op \u2019n goeie manier en glad nie onbeskof nie. Maar [hy was] baie ordentlik en so maklik om in jou hart te kruip.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die skoolgemeenskap van die Laerskool Paulus Joubert het gisteroggend \u2019n kranslegging vir Herschel by die skool gehou. Sy medeleerders en mense uit die gemeenskap het hul eer aan die jong seun se lewe betoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kapt. Louise du Plessis, die Paarl-polisie se woordvoerder, s\u00ea die 13-jarige seun van Paarl-Oos het sy lewe tragies verloor nadat hy in \u2019n dam naby die Du Toitskloofpas verdrink het. Die Boland-duikeenheid het dieselfde dag sy lewelose liggaam uit die dam gehaal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit blyk die oorledene en sy vriende wou van die een dam na die ander swem toe hy [Herschel] na bewering moeg geword het en nie verder kon swem nie. Sy vriende het tevergeefs hulp gaan soek.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Du Plessis maan lede van die publiek, veral ouers, om te alle tye toesig by swemplekke te h\u00ea. Sy voeg by: \u201cDie volwassene wat toesig hou, moet ook iemand wees wat goed kan swem om te help ingeval \u2019n swemmer in die moeilikheid beland.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Teen druktyd kon geen begraf\u00adnisre\u00eblings bevestig word nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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