Three killed after large wave hits South African beach

Paramedics carry a person on a stretcher on the Bay of Plenty Beach in Durban (AP/PA)

South Africa’s coastal city of Durban has closed its North Beach after three people died when they were hit by a large wave on Sunday, emergency officials said.

The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) “responded to reports of a freak wave that swept a group of beachgoers against the pier causing multiple injuries,” an EMS spokesman said.