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By IOL Reporter 
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Durban – Four men were arrested after they allegedly assaulted lifeguards on Manaba Beach on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday.
The assault was captured on video and has been widely shared on social media.
The suspects are reportedly tourists from Gauteng.
Police spokesman Capt. Nqobile Gwala said Margate SAPS was investigating a case of assault with the intention of causing serious bodily harm.
“It is alleged [on Wednesday] At 2.24 pm, on Manaba beach, a group of suspects attacked the lifeguards who were on duty. Four were injured and one was seriously injured and taken to hospital for medical attention, ”said Gwala.
“Four suspects between the ages of 21 and 52 were arrested. They are appearing in Ramsgate Magistrates Court. “
Ray Nkonyeni Township spokesman Simon April told Timeslive Thursday that the fight apparently started after a group of men refused to listen to lifeguards.
“It started as a fight when the lifeguards tried to warn the group about how far they could swim. Things heated up and sadly it turned into a racially motivated physical fight.
“There was punching and kicking and a lot of racial abuse and profanity, all because it seems like the lifeguards were trying to do their job and enforce the rules,” April said.
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