{"id":58119,"date":"2022-03-24T13:24:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T11:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/girls-body-found-20220323-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T19:21:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T17:21:30","slug":"girls-body-found-20220323-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/girls-body-found-20220323-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl\u2019s body found"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_28b08249\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The body of Kelebohile Kototsa (12) was found in a\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/1569\/1cfbe2ce78574d9186f84e0aa00aab73.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/1570\/27537b642788439ab48686f96824c060.jpeg\" title=\"The body of Kelebohile Kototsa (12) was found in a decomposed state in the Vet River, on Tuesday (22\/03). All five bodies have now been retrieved\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The body of Kelebohile Kototsa (12) was found in a decomposed state in the Vet River, on Tuesday (22\/03). All five bodies have now been retrieved<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\">Vista<\/span> <span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">The body of Kelebohile Kototsa (12) was found in a decomposed state in the Vet River, on Tuesday (22\/03).<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">The child drowned during a sangoma ritual which was being performed in the Vet River on 13 March.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">Her mother, Khanyisile Skade, was holding her so as to perform rituals on her, when she was swept away. <p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">Four male congregants tried to rescue her, but they too drowned.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<p>All five bodies have now been retrieved.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased are Kelebohile, Tefo Katotsa (39), Tshediso Manong (29), Tshepo Moleleki (34) and someone identified only as Shemanyane (37).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The body of Kelebohile Kototsa (12) was found in a decomposing state in the Vet River on Tuesday (22\/03). 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