Non-swimming Omusati teenager saves twins from watery grave
“I cannot swim, but I dived in. I decided if they were dying, we would die together. I just wanted to save them.” These are the words of Cornelius Shimwaafeni (16), the young hero who saved twin babies from drowning in a pond at Omutundungu village in the Omusati region on Sunday. Shimwaafeni was herding […] The post Non-swimming Omusati teenager saves twins from watery grave appeared first on The Namibian .
“I cannot swim, but I dived in. I decided if they were dying, we would die together. I just wanted to save them.”
These are the words of Cornelius Shimwaafeni (16), the young hero who saved twin babies from drowning in a pond at Omutundungu village in the Omusati region on Sunday. Shimwaafeni was herding goats when the twins’ mother walked past. He says she looked angry, while carrying the babies (9 months) on her back while walking towards the pond.