Matric pupil drowns in river

A Grade 12 pupil who drowned in the Olifants river vanished moments before he was supposed to have been attending a study session at his school in preparation for his final examination.

According to the provincial education department, Gift, a pupil at Leagathoko Secondary School in Penge Village, outside Burgersfort, was supposed to have been in class but snuck out with friends to go swimming.

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