Boy, 13, and aunt, 33, die in grain silo after she jumped in to save him

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A teenage boy and his aunt have died after falling into a grain silo on a farm in South Africa. Several farmers from the surrounding area are said to have ‘worked tirelessly’ scooping out the maize from the silo, but reached the pair too late.

A teenage boy and his aunt have died after falling into a grain silo on a farm in South Africa.

‘You were extremely precious, you were my pillar of support with the most beautiful soft heart, now you are an angel, my angel.’ The boy’s school wrote on social media: ‘Our hearts are hurting, our words are few. Kerneels Rautenbach, in your short time with us on earth, you have touched many hearts. An investigation into the incident is being carried out, but detectives believe the deaths to be accidental.

 

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