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Namibia: Family outing ends in tragedy after 12-year-old drowns at Swakopmund – News

Namibia: Family outing ends in tragedy after 12-year-old drowns at Swakopmund – News

Africa Links 24 with Hertta-Maria Amutenja
Published on 2025-12-08 11:21:17

A family trip to Swakopmund’s Platz am Meer beach ended in tragedy on Sunday when two 12-year-old girls were swept away by ocean currents, resulting in the death of one and the hospitalisation of the other.

According to preliminary information, the family from Walvis Bay spent time around the mall before proceeding to the beach. The girls were reportedly playing in the ocean when they got into swept away.

Emergency services from the Swakopmund Municipality were called to the scene…

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