Three Sangomas have been reported to have drowned in a river during an initiation ceremony.
The initiation ceremony held over the weekend in the Mbokodweni River in the Folweni area, south of Durban.
According to Metro police spokesperson senior superintendent, Parboo Sewpersad, SAPS together with members from metro police search and rescue were called to the scene where two women and a man drowned on Saturday.
Apparently about 16 Sangomas present were busy with the initiation ceremony when the three initiates encountered difficulty in the river and drowned.
After a thorough search, three bodies were later found.
The body of a 65-year-old woman, a 62-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman were recovered.
They were immediately handed over to members of the Folweni SAPS.
“Our members managed to recover the bodies from the river, bring closure to the families of the victims,” said Sewpersad.
An inquest docket has been opened for further investigation.
