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Die ma van \u2019n 14-jarige seun, wat verlede week in die see by Laaiplek verdrink het, het net geweet dat sy lyk in die kolkende watermassa naby die hawemond is \u2013 nie noord van die ou Pelikaan-vakansieoord, waar Aiden Mouton en \u2019n maat Woensdag 15 November in die see gaan swem het nie, maar suid daarvan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Die somber toneel waar Aiden se lyk uitgespoel het.Foto: Madelie van Tonder<\/div>\n
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Die soektog na Aiden is vir vyf dae in \u2019n noordelike rigting, Dwarskersbos se kant toe, gefokus ten spyte van sy ma, Dina Claasen, se pleidooie dat daar in die rigting van die hawemond gekyk moet word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die twee seuns van Noordhoek het gaan swem omdat dit \u2019n besonderse warm dag was. Wat hulle nie geweet het nie, was dat die Nasionale Seereddingsinstituut (NSRI) dieselfde dag nog \u2019n waarskuwing uitgestuur het oor \u2019n springgety aan die Weskus, wat erge sleurstrome veroorsaak het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apostel Andr\u00e9 Marcus, \u2019n woordvoerder vir die gesin, s\u00ea Dina het elke dag op die plek voor die ou vakansieoord, waar Aiden deur die water meegesleur is, gestaan en smeek dat die see asseblief haar kind vir haar sal teruggee. Net soos wat sy presies dertien jaar gelede, op 14 November 2010, op die rand van \u2019n plaasdam op die plaas Volstruisvlei gestaan het nadat Aiden se sussie, Jaydene (7), daarin verdrink het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die see het Aiden se lyk Maandag omstreeks 12:00 by die hawemond uitgespoel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aiden Mouton (14).<\/div>\n
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Nadat die buurtwag, wat help soek het, hulle laat weet het dat \u2019n lyk uitgespoel het, is Marcus en sy vrou, Sarie, saam met Dina en Aiden se pa, Andries Mouton, na die strand. Die toneel was reeds afgebaken met hul aankoms en die forensiese span het sy lyk reeds met plastiek toegemaak. Sy ouers het hom daar uitgeken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aiden se ouers was streng daaroor dat hy nie in die see mag gaan \u201cvoete natmaak\u201d nie, want hy kon nie swem nie en hulle ag die see as gevaarlik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die Moutons het verlede jaar ook hul oudste dogter, Judith (25), n\u00e1 \u2019n siekbed aan die dood afgestaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aiden het elke dag n\u00e1 skool vir sy drie kleiner boeties, AJ (13), Mario (10) en Josua (2), en sy oorlede suster se kinders, Jaydene (10), Joy (7) en Faith (5), gewag sodat hy kon seker maak dat die hele groepie veilig by die huis aankom. Hy was \u2019n gr. 6-leerder by Noordhoek Prim\u00ear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nooddienste en forensiese patolo\u00eb op die toneel waar die lyk van die tiener, wat vroe\u00ebr die week in die see verdrink het, uitgespoel het.Foto: Madelie van Tonder<\/div>\n
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HOOFFOTO: Nooddienspersoneel van West Coast Medical Rescue en seeredding op die toneel waar \u2018n 14-jarige seun in die see vermis geraak het.Foto: West Coast Medical Rescue<\/div>\n
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Die verantwoordelike en kunstige kind se ouers kry nog baie swaar, s\u00ea Marcus. Wat hulle deur hierdie trauma dra, is die mense van Noordhoek, Laaiplek en Velddrif se omgee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aiden word volgende week begrawe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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