Netcare 911 responded just after 5pm on Saturday to reports of a drowning at the Blue Lagoon.
A 16-year-old girl is presumed to have drowned and a 17-year-old boy was rescued after the pair got into difficulty while attempting to cross the Umgeni River mouth in Durban late on Saturday afternoon, paramedics said.
According to reports from the scene, a 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were crossing the river mouth when they were both swept underwater by the strong current.
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