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Indian tourist one of two dead in drownings on KZN's Dolphin Coast

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However, all efforts to resuscitate him were in vain and he was declared deceased at the scene.

Image:Two men, including a 45-year-old tourist from India, drowned at separate beaches on KwaZulu-Natal's Dolphin Coast on Thursday.

It is understood police divers from Durban SAPS search and rescue , eThekwini lifeguards, Life Response EMS, IPSS Aquatic Rescue team and Tongaat SAPS responded to a report of a drowning at the Westbrook beach in Tongaat. An Indian national is believed to have been swimming at a remote, unprotected beach south of Westbrook beach, before getting into difficulty and drowning.While responding to the Westbrook drowning, a second call was received from the eThekwini lifeguards about a drowning at Umdloti tidal pool.

Police divers from Durban SAPS SAR, Durban Metro Police SAR, NSRI station 41, Life Response EMS and Reaction Unit South Africa responded to the drowning report.

 

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