Tragedy struck the Konson family of Louis Trichardt on Sunday morning when well-known resident Cyril Konson (72) drowned while fishing with a friend at a local fishing resort, Harnham Mountain Lodge, along the Bluegumspoort road.
"My father was an avid angler and enjoyed his fishing very much," said his son, Selwyn, following his father's death. He explained that his father and a long-time fishing friend had left for the resort early on Sunday morning to do some bass fishing. They vent...