Limpopo police have opened inquest dockets following the drowning of two children aged two and six in Thoyandou and Giyani, respectively.
Provincial police spokesperson Brig Hlulani Mashaba said the six-year-old victim was on her way to a shop to buy bread together with other kids in Thohoyandou on Saturday when she attempted to cross the Gobe River.
The victim was swept away by the raging waters meanwhile, other children managed to walk through the river, he said.