SA SOLDIER DIES AFTER SCORPION STING
A South African soldier died after being stung by a scorpion in Sudan, the SA National Defence Force said on Monday.
The 21-year-old woman, Lesedi Boitumelo Monaisa, was a member of the 10 South African Infantry Battalion and was deployed as part of the United Nations and African Union mission in Sudan.
"She passed on after being admitted to hospital following what was alleged to be a scorpion sting at Mahla Military base, Sudan, on Friday 19 September," said Brigadier General Kwena Mangope.
She is survived by her mother.
"The Minister of Defence, Mr Mosiuoa Lekota, and the Chief of the SANDF, General Godfrey Ngwenya extend their sincerest sympathies and condolences to her family," said Mangope.
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22 Septembre 2008 à 11:43 dans
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