Sadly three South Africans congregants drown during church baptism ceremony

PRETORIA-(MaraviPost)-The police on Sunday, November 22 confirmed that three congregants drowned during a church baptism ceremony in Bethlehem, Eastern Free State province of South Africa.

The adults, two males aged 24 and 25, and a female aged 24, drowned at Liebenbergvlei dam near Bethlehem on Saturday, 21 November 2020. They were part of a congregation from Botshabelo and reportedly drowned during baptism.

The body of the female was retrieved by Lejweleputswa District K9 Search and Rescue team, while the two men are still missing as the search was provisionally withdrawn due to bad weather conditions and heavy current water flow.

Cases of inquest have been registered for further investigation.

The Provincial Commissioner of the Free State, Lieutenant General Baile Motswenyane has urged community members to exercise special care and caution in isolated dams and rivers especially after heavy rains.

“We also urge parents to sensitize children to refrain from swimming in dams unsupervised, or crossing rivers with heavy flowing waters or strong current.” she added. 

Source: www.expressiveinfo.com

Lloyd M’bwana

I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.