The National Sea Rescue Institute says three other teenagers are also missing.
CAPE TOWN - The National Sea Rescue Institute says a 15-year-old male drowned at Three Anchor Bay in Cape Town on Sunday.Two males aged 18 and 16 as well as a female aged 16.
It's been confirmed all four are refugees who had been staying at the Central Methodist Church in the Cape Town CBD.Lambinon says the group of teens were swimming despite very rough sea conditions. "Eyewitnesses say a wave washed over them and they were swept out to sea. The male, now deceased, went out to assist them and found difficulty himself. That's what we understand."- This is a developing story -
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