Lesufi on Friday tweeted: “The body of the missing learner has been found by the police. The family of Enoch Mpianza was fully briefed and we are all devastated by this tragic accident. Our thoughts are with the family and the school community.”
Department spokesperson Steve Mabona confirmed the authenticity of Lesufi’s tweet.
BREAKING #ParktownBoysCamp The body of the missing learner has been found by the police. The family of Enoch Mpianza was fully briefed and we are all devastated by this tragic accident. Our thoughts are with the family and the school community.
— Panyaza Lesufi (@Lesufi) January 17, 2020
“A full media briefing will be held at the school at 13:00 [on Friday],” Mabona said.
News24 reported that the Grade 8 group arrived at the lodge on Wednesday and took part in a “water activity” that involved building their own rafts. The pupils were divided into groups of between five and six and took to the water on their self-built rafts.
“It appears there was a very strong current following recent heavy rain in the area. From what we understand, a number of boys fell from the raft and scrambled to get back on to it again. That was the last time [Enock] was seen.”
