Police divers recover five bodies across Gauteng
Individuals with information regarding these incidents are encouraged to contact the relevant SAPS station or Crime Stop at 08600 10111.
Between March 15 and 21, divers from the SAPS Gauteng Water Policing and Diving Services were deployed to six separate incidents in Gauteng, where five bodies were recovered.
On March 15, Sedibeng members patrolling The Barrage, Vaal, on a vessel for a possible missing person managed to recover and remove approximately 150m of illegal fishing nets.
No official missing person report was lodged at Barrage SAPS.
On the evening of March 16, members of Tshwane WPDS responded to a scene in Eersterust, Shoshanguve, where a body was visible in a dam.
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Members managed to recover the body of a 63-year-old male before midnight.
On the afternoon of March 19, officers were called to a scene at a field in Phumlani, Springs, opposite Etwatwa where skeletal remains were found in shallow water.
A badly decomposed body was recovered and handed to Springs detectives for investigation.
The same afternoon, members recovered a fetus from the Kaalspruit River in Welamlambo Section, Thembisa.
On March 21, officers were called out to Klipriver for a body floating in the river.
The body of an unknown male was successfully recovered.
On the same day, Tshwane members attended a scene at a resort in the Welbekend policing precinct.
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A 33-year-old male was walking on rocks when he slipped, hit his head on rocks and fell into the water, which led to his drowning.
Divers recovered the victim’s body at a depth of around three metres.
Inquest dockets for these cases are under investigation.
Individuals with information regarding these incidents are encouraged to contact the relevant SAPS station or Crime Stop at 08600 10111.
Precautionary measures are emphasised to avert needless loss of life.
Individuals venturing onto dams, rivers, or waters for any activity are advised to do so only with a life jacket.
Witnesses to water-related incidents are urged to provide multiple landmarks to pinpoint locations for immediate search and rescue efforts.
The public is constantly reminded that fishing with nets is illegal and constitutes a criminal offence.
