Search party launched in Pretoria for ‘corpses’ in Apies River

On Sunday Emergency services launched a search party for two corpses which were reportedly seen floating in the Apies River, Rekord Moot reports.

Tshwane emergency services spokesperson Johan Pieterse said they received a call from residents on Sunday.

“They said that they saw two corpses floating in the river near the low-water bridge in Capital Park,” he said.

Pieterse said police and fire department started searching for the two people on Sunday.

“The river was still too strong after the rain and we could not find anything,” he said.

“It is unlikely that we will be able to find anything when the river is this strong.”

Pieterse said the search was finished for Sunday and would continue on Monday (today).

He added, however, that they could not confirm whether there were indeed two people that drowned in the river.

“It is only speculation and no missing reports have been filed,” he said.