SOUTH AFRICA: Newlyweds found dead on Beach

Lynette and John Rodgers

A newlywed couple from Northern Ireland have been found dead on Robberg Beach in South Africa.

The victims John Rodgers, 28, and his wife Lynette, 26, had gone for a swim on Friday after arriving in Plettenberg Bay on their honeymoon, according to South Africa's National Sea Rescue Institute.

Mr. Rodgers' body was found in shallow surf on Robberg Beach by a local around 6p.m the same day and his wife was found by two women strolling along the beach, 200m from where the couple had gone missing.

Both were pronounced dead at the scene,

The couple reportedly got married last Saturday, at the First Presbyterian Church, Holywood.

Source: Sky News