Six-year old EC boy drowns in dam

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A six-year-old Eastern Cape boy has drowned in a dam near the Zizamele Township at Butterworth.

Police spokesperson, Captain Jackson Manatha says the incident happened on Friday morning, and East London police divers retrieved the body in the afternoon.

He says police are warning children not to swim without the supervision of adults.

The identity of the deceased is being withheld until all his relatives are informed of his death.