Two Grahamstown men believed to be siblings drowned in Grey Dam on Sunday, 25 January.
Two Grahamstown men believed to be siblings drowned in Grey Dam on Sunday, 25 January.
Distraught family members wept while police removed the lifeless bodies of the two men from the dam.
Relatives and friends of the two men, whose names are known to Grocott's Mail, rushed to the dam when they heard they had disappeared under the water.
According to people at the scene, one of the men went into the shallow part of the dam to rinse his face, when he got into difficulty. His brother then jumped into the water to try and pull him out, when he, too, started struggling in the water.
A third relative then followed the other two to try and rescue the struggling brothers.
He, too, struggled in the water, according to people at the scene.
Friends of the brothers at the scene, told Grocott's Mail that the third man, whose name is also known to Grocott's Mail, was lucky to survive. A friend managed to drag him to safety.
Grahamstown police spokesperson Captain Mali Govender said the two adult men appear to have drowned at approximately 10am on Sunday 25 January at Grey Dam in Grahamstown.
Govender said the bodies of the two men, both in their 30s, were recovered.
She said police have opened an inquest docket for investigation.
Shocked relatives and friends flocked the scene and comforted family members who had gone to the dam.
More in Friday's print edition of Grocott's Mail.
