VIDEO: Eighth body found at waterfall
Another naked man was brought to the surface after drowning.
A body, the third one for this year alone, was pulled from the Manie Mulder Adventure Centre’s waterfall pool, yesterday 16 February.
Members of the sector 8 Community Policing Forum (CPF) were called to the waterfall after yet another naked body was discovered by locals.
The drowning is believed to have taken place at approximately 3.30pm.
CPF members received a call-out at 3.50pm to come and assist with the removal of the body and evacuate the area.
The male who is believed to be in his thirties, took a swim in the spring to collect holy water when he mysteriously drowned.
According to the CPF this is the eighth body discovered at the kloof in the past three years.
The victim’s clothes and shoes were neatly placed on the rocks, with the five litre bottle floating along the spring.
A plastic bag with his belongings were also placed on the rocks just metres away from the spring.
An eyewitness told bystanders how they saw the victim in the water when he lost grip of his water bottle which floated down the stream. The victim then asked the witnesses to fetch the bottle for him, when he suddenly disappeared under water.
K9 police divers, emergency services personnel, police and the CPF then worked together to remove the body from the water.
In a previous incident a man was was found dead on 2 January, standing in an upright position under the water and was allegedly killed for muti after CPF members confirmed that his throat and private parts were cut.
The spring at the Manie Mulder Adventure Centre is very popular among ZCC Church goers who use the facilities for ritual purposes.
