Search continues for missing Pretoria kids

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The search for three children who went missing earlier this week in Mamelodi East, Pretoria, continues, police said on Wednesday.

"They were last seen on Monday after school. They got home, changed into home clothes, and went to play," Captain Johanes Maheso said.

The children were playing near a church in the area.

"Next to the church there is a stormwater drainage pipe that runs all the way up to a [nearby] river."

Maheso said the river was about a kilometre away from the church.

Neo Setlhabane, 10, Gomolemo Mangena, 10 and Bonolo Malemela, 9, were reported missing on Monday evening.

Police, search and rescue teams, and others have been searching for them since Monday.

"The search will continue today [Wednesday]," he said.


Source : Sapa /mr/jk
Date : 12 Mar 2014 08:30
 
Next to the church there is a stormwater drainage pipe that runs all the way up to a [nearby] river.
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Eish, kids are most likely washed away. :(
 
SEARCH FOR MISSING PTA KIDS CALLED OFF

A search for three children who went missing earlier this week in Mamelodi East, Pretoria, will resume on Thursday, police said.

"We have called off the search for today. We will continue tomorrow again," Captain Johanes Maheso said on Wednesday.

Neo Setlhabane, 10, Gomolemo Mangena, 10, and Bonolo Malemela, 9, were reported missing on Monday evening.

"They were last seen on Monday after school. They got home, changed into home clothes, and went to play," Maheso said.

"The children were playing near a church in the area. There is a stormwater drainage pipe which runs up to a river."

Maheso said the river was about a kilometre away from the church.

Nothing was found in the pipe in which police suspected the children may have become stuck.

Police, search and rescue teams, and others have been searching for them since Monday.

Maheso said the search teams would go into the Moretele river on condition that the water had subsided.

"It is currently full."


Source : Sapa /mr/hdw/lp/ks
Date : 12 Mar 2014 15:40
 
PTA KIDS STILL MISSING

A search for three children who went missing earlier this week in Mamelodi East, Pretoria, will resume on Friday, police said.

Captain Johannes Maheso said police divers and dogs searched the area within a five kilometre radius on Thursday.

"They had searched from a certain point of the Moretele river in Mamelodi, up until the Baviaanspoort prison in Kameeldrift," Maheso said.

Neo Setlhabane, 10, Gomolemo Mangena, 10, and Bonolo Malemela, 9, were reported missing on Monday evening.

"They were last seen on Monday after school. They got home, changed into home clothes, and went to play," Maheso said at the time.

"The children were playing near a church in the area. There is a stormwater drainage pipe which runs up to a river."

Maheso said the river was about a kilometre away from the church.

Nothing was found in the pipe in which police suspected the children may have become stuck.

Police, search and rescue teams, and others have been searching for them since Monday.

Maheso said the search teams would go into the Moretele river if the water had subsided.

"It is currently full."


Source : Sapa /kd/hdw/lp/ks
Date : 13 Mar 2014 16:45
 
Shame.
Something really needs to be done to prevent all these kids from dieing.
Better after hours care, better parenting, etc.
I'm not sure what the solution is but it's a big problem.
 
MISSING MAMELODI CHILDREN FOUND DEAD

The bodies of three children reported missing earlier in the week in Mamelodi East, Pretoria, have been found, the City of Tshwane said on Sunday.

"The bodies of the three missing children from Mamelodi were recovered yesterday [Saturday] and today [Sunday], bringing an end to a week-long search and rescue operation," spokesman Blessing Manale said in a statement.

"The City's emergency personnel found the bodies underneath trees that were uprooted and fell into the river approximately 50 metres and three kilometres on the Pienaars River away from the pipe the children were last spotted."

The children, nine-year-old Bonolo Malemela, and 10-year-olds Gomolemo Mangena and Neo Sehlabane, were last seen on Monday after school.

After getting home from school, they changed their clothes and were playing near a stormwater pipe, which had been covered by debris from flooding following last week's heavy rains.

Tshwane mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa sent his condolences to the families of the three children.

"As a city, we are deeply saddened by this tragic accident. We hope the families can find some solace knowing that the children are in a better place and that as a city we will support them through this difficult time," he said.

"To this end, we will be assisting the family with burial requirements. We also want to take this opportunity to urge parents to be more vigilant and look after their children, particularly during this period of wet weather."

He said communities also needed to rally together and collectively look after each other.

"The old adage 'it takes a nation to raise a child' remains true to this day and we urge adults to be alert of potentially dangerous situations around youngsters, intervene and save our children," said Ramokgopa.

The mayor thanked the emergency services team for their dedication and hard work, and thanked the police for the support during the operation.

City officials from the health department visited the families to offer immediate counselling and support.

The possibility of a single memorial and funeral arrangement was discussed.


Source : Sapa /aw/ks
Date : 16 Mar 2014 16:44
 
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