Man Drowns During Baptism

A man has drowned during a baptism ceremony in Buccleuch, Johannesburg, emergency services said on Monday.
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“A 30-year-old man drowned along the Juskei river in Buccleuch, north of Johannesburg during a baptism ceremony this Sunday morning at around 10am,” spokesman Robert Mulaudzi.

“He was confirmed dead-on-scene.”

Mulaudzi said city emergency services urged church practitioners to make sure the area was safe before conducting baptisms, or to rather conduct them in a safer environment.

Posted by Kunda on February 17, 2015. Filed under World. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

12 Responses to Man Drowns During Baptism

Chief of Grief

February 17, 2015 at 10:13 pm

Ohhweh!Chabipa echo…
Hollines

February 17, 2015 at 11:33 pm

Too sad
AIPYEE MBUBOO!

February 18, 2015 at 12:08 am

This is bad
jobreaker

February 18, 2015 at 5:52 am

Ba southafrica us here we use baby pools for baptism…sure u can be taking Ur congregation kuma river…olo Ba pastor even though u kno how to swim think of the church at whole
Sikiza

February 18, 2015 at 8:28 am

You shud hv prayed before going for baptism
kasantna

February 18, 2015 at 9:01 am

kekeke
lmunn

February 18, 2015 at 9:08 am

too bad for the family.
Dumbwi

February 18, 2015 at 9:25 am

Ba Pastor you drowned the member, coz a pastor holds the person when baptizing and there are other pipo nrea the pastor. anway SAAADDD!!!
easy peasy lemon squeezy

February 18, 2015 at 10:32 am

Baptisim of death…. did he say LESA ANDYE?
IF NOT

February 18, 2015 at 10:44 am

Better off doing it the Catholic way, its safe.
New Educated Zambia

February 18, 2015 at 2:03 pm

He must have been drunk, he is a pf cadre. just like the president
matongo

February 18, 2015 at 2:21 pm

I hope he drowned after and not before the baptism. could determine which way he went.