On 9 August 2024, according to a prosecutor's account reported by The Herald, Simbarashe Magada was walking along a path near Retreat Dam in Waterfalls when he noticed circumstances that drew his attention to the water.

The report says he entered the dam and rescued a toddler, then sought help from the police. A later article reported the court proceedings and repeated the account of the rescue.

The child and the legal case are not the focus of this profile. What belongs in OurPride is Magada's documented action, without publishing identifying details of a vulnerable child or asserting an outcome beyond the available reporting.

This is a reported account of court proceedings, not firsthand verification by OurPride. It should be treated as attributed reporting, and never as a model-generated or independently witnessed incident.

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