{"id":57570,"date":"2017-12-28T12:51:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T10:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/two-men-drown-on-boxing-day-20171228\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T18:33:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T16:33:39","slug":"two-men-drown-on-boxing-day-20171228","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/two-men-drown-on-boxing-day-20171228\/","title":{"rendered":"Two men drown on Boxing Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two people lost their lives on the Day of Goodwill, Tuesday 26 December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The City\u2019s Mayco member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says a father jumped into the sea at Gordon\u2019s Bay and drowned while attempting to rescue his son. They were fishing when the boy was swept off the rocks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the second incident, an elderly gentleman drowned at Soetwater. He had gone into the water to take out his daily crayfish quota, he suffered a heart attack and drowned. In both cases attempts were made to resuscitate the victims, but to no avail.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAn estimated 45 000 people made their way to the city\u2019s beaches and swimming pools. This is fewer than expected when compared to the same time last year and we suspect this was due to the wind,\u201d says Smith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last festive season the City had seven drownings between 1 December 2016 and 3 January 2017 (compared to 13 cases which were recorded over the same period the previous year).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"6d0c5ab5\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cOur Identikidz Programme has to be commended for ensuring that little ones who get lost are returned safely.\u201d  <\/div>\n<div class=\"citation\">JP Smith<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe consumption of alcohol on the beaches and unattended minors requires continued vigilance. 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