South African police have opened a murder investigation after 17-year-old Cameron Waldeck-Cooks and 19-year-old Ethan Coetzee were found dead at a lodge in Sabie, Mpumalanga, on August 3, 2026. Post-mortem findings indicate that Waldeck-Cooks died from strangulation and suffocation, while police reports indicate Coetzee’s death appears to have been suicide. The circumstances surrounding Waldeck-Cooks’ death remain under investigation.