Twee mense het Maandag (9 Januarie) in twee afsonderlike voorvalle in die Bergrivier verdrink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In die eerste geval is Willem Kouter (66) omstreeks 09:45 naby Knorvarkie gevind nadat hy in die water beland het toe hy visgevang het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kapt. Tania Helfrich, \u2019n woordvoerder vir die Weskus-polisiedistrik, het Dinsdag bevestig di\u00e9 man het in die water geval, en hoewel \u2019n verbyganger probeer het om die man te red, kon die bejaarde nie betyds uit die water gehelp word nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie oorledene is met \u2019n sak in sy hand gewaar toe hy stroomaf in die rivier meegesleur is,\u201d s\u00ea Helfrich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens Lienkie Adams was haar grootmaak-pa \u2019n ware mensemens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHy het n\u00e1 sy aftrede vir visvang geleef. Dit was deel van sy daaglikse roetine om lyn nat te maak. Hy het ook baie mense leer visvang,\u201d s\u00ea sy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kouter was \u2019n bekende op die dorp en het by die Bergrivier-munisipaliteit gewerk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHy was altyd bereid om ander te help. Hy was nederig, \u2019n grapjas en altyd reg om ander te laat lag,\u201d vertel Adams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy s\u00ea die familie is geskok deur die tyding, maar sal \u201cOom Willem\u201d, soos hy bekend gestaan het, onthou soos hy was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kouter laat sy vrou, Katrina, en vier kinders agter..<\/span> Die onstuimige water het \u2019n tweede lewe ge\u00ebis nadat \u2019n man (45) en sy vriend van Vredenburg glo vir die pret van die Carinus-brug af in die Bergrivier gespring het. Die voorval het omstreeks 16:40 plaasgevind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Volgens plaaslike paramedici is die man deur twee jonger mans uit die water gehaal. Die twee was glo in \u2019n verbygaande boot onderweg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hoewel medici kardiopulmon\u00eare resussitasie toegepas het, is die man op die toneel dood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Helfrich s\u00ea die man is vermoedelik deur die sterk stroom oorweldig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGeen misdaad word in enige van die voorvalle vermoed nie. Dit blyk die strome was net te sterk,\u201d s\u00ea sy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Verdrinkings in riviere en swembaddens of ander binnelandse verdrinkings is meer algemeen as di\u00e9 by die see, het die Nasionale Seereddingsinstituut (NSRI) verlede maand ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Volgens die organisasie se navorsing vind 95% van verdrinkings in die land in riviere, damme of swembaddens plaas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cElke jaar verdrink ongeveer 1 500 mense, en ongeveer 450 daarvan \u2013 of 30% \u2013 is onder die ouderdom van 14,\u201d s\u00ea Andrew Ingram, bestuurder van verdrinkingsvoorkoming van die NSRI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHierdie verdrinkings is met die regte opvoeding en opleiding heeltemal voorkombaar,\u201d s\u00ea hy in \u2019n verklaring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ingram se twee grootste wenke is om altyd \u2019n oog op kinders te hou wanneer hulle naby enige watermassa is en vir mense om nie besope te swem nie. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Twee mense het Maandag (9 Januarie) in twee 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