Cops monitor Soetwater shelter
09/06/2008 10:09  - (SA)  

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Johannesburg - The Somali refugee shelter in Soetwater is being closely monitored, following the rumour at the weekend that four people from the shelter ran into the sea and drowned, police said on Monday.

Western Cape spokesperson Superintendent Andre Traut said police received reports at about 10:00 on Sunday that four people had drowned.

"After a search operation in which 35 police officers were deployed, some in a helicopter, and the National Sea Rescue Institute members, the reports proved to be false when nobody was found."

Also taking part in the search were the metro ambulance service, metro rescue workers and members of their disaster management team.

Foreign nationals in SA - including Somalis - were placed in shelters after last month's xenophobic attacks

- SAPA

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