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Jul. 19, 2026

‘They went to wash their hands’: Plettenberg toddler dies after slipping into stormwater pond

‘They went to wash their hands’: Plettenberg toddler dies after slipping into stormwater pond

The scene where the toddler’s body was found in Plettenberg Bay on Friday. Plett Community Updates/Facebook A toddler drowned after slipping into a muddy stormwater pond while playing with two other children. The boys had gone to wash their hands... Read more.

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