Snake Park Tragedy As Three People Drown During Baptism
The City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) has recovered three bodies following a drowning incident at Snake Park, in Soweto.
According to the EMS, the three drowned during a baptism service in a stream near the Mayibuye Bridge on Saturday.
This is the second baptism service that has cost churchgoers their lives in the past month.
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Earlier this month, 15 people were swept away by a flash flood during a baptism in the Jukskei River.
The EMS Aquatic Unit and SAPS divers recovered the bodies of the three men between the ages of 24 and 30.
Update: The #EMS Aquatic Rescue Unit have recovered the bodies of three men who drowned earlier today during a baptism ceremony in a stream at Snake Park, Soweto near Mayibuye Bridge. pic.twitter.com/ZszPO5MfG2
— City of Joburg EMS (@CityofJoburgEMS) December 31, 2022
