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A Mpumalanga matric pupil died after being bitten by a snake at a school camp.
A Mpumalanga matric pupil died after being bitten by a snake at a school camp.
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A matric pupil has died after being bitten by a snake while on a school camp.

The 18-year-old died on Monday night during a Grade 12 camp organised to help matrics prepare for their National Senior Certificate Examination, said Mpumalanga education department spokesperson Jasper Zwane.

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