Inquest opened after two toddler cousins found drowned in Kariega pool

A man drowned in a backyard swimming pool in Kariega at the weekend
A man drowned in a backyard swimming pool in Kariega at the weekend (123RF/kritchanut)

Eastern Cape police are investigating the death of two toddlers who drowned in a swimming pool in Kariega on Friday.

Spokesperson Capt Sandra Janse van Rensburg said three policemen responded to reports of a drowning in Len Bason Street in Kariega at about 11am.

“On arrival they found two toddler boys, cousins Cairo-Asher Sauls, 3, and Shyloh Sauls, 2, already taken out of the pool by a 12-year-old cousin. Both toddlers passed away.”

She said an inquest investigation was ongoing.

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