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Bride and groom die on honeymoon

John and myself would like to thank to everyone that joined us on Saturday and for all the well wishes. We had the best day ever. Heading off today so will speak to everyone when we return.

A bride and groom have died while swimming on their honeymoon in South Africa.

The Mirror reports that John Rodgers, 28, and his wife Lynette, 26, got caught in a rip tide at Plettenberg Bay just six days after they were wed.

In her last Facebook message, she wrote: “John and myself would like to thank to everyone that joined us on Saturday and for all the well wishes. We had the best day ever. Heading off today so will speak to everyone when we return.”

The body of Mr Rodgers was discovered in shallow surf on Robberg Beach by a local man at around 6pm on Friday, South Africa’s National Sea Rescue Institute said.

His wife’s body was found around 200 metres away along the same beach.

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