SAPS divers from the Gauteng Water Policing and Diving Services (WPDS) responded to multiple water-related incidents across the province, recovering three bodies between November 11 and 13.

On November 11, Ekurhuleni WPSD was called out to assist with the recovery of a body in Alrode behind a filling station on the R554.

On arrival, members recovered a badly decomposed body of a male, suspected to be a murder victim, aged around 40 years, from a perennial river.

On November 13, Tshwane members, together with K9 Search and Rescue, deployed to recover a body floating next to the bank in the Hennops River on a plot in the Atteridgeville area.

According to spokesperson Warrant Officer Grant Giblin, the body of the badly decomposed victim was swiftly recovered.

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When members departed, they were stopped and alerted by workers of the Hennops walking trail of a body stuck in a pipe under a bridge at the R511 in a precarious position.

With the K9 members’ assistance, they used rope techniques to recover the body of a male suspected of being a murder victim.

These cases are under investigation by the local SAPS stations. Individuals with information regarding these incidents are encouraged to contact the relevant SAPS station or Crime Stop at 08600 10111.