NOT FOR SENSITIVE VIEWERS: Forensics retrieve body from Klein Olifants
The body of an unidentified male was removed from the Klein Olifants river this afternoon after pedestrians made the horrendous discovery.
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The body of an unidentified male was removed from the Klein Olifants river this afternoon after pedestrians made the horrendous discovery.
The crime scene was shrouded by curious bystanders who witnessed members of the Forensic Pathology Department retrieve the deceased man from the water.
The body was found by two passers-by at around 09:00, in the river behind the Correctional Services’ vegetable garden.
The body was seen floating near a flood wall, which is often used as a bridge by pedestrians.
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Three hours after the discovery was reported, members of Middelburg’s Visible Policing Unit and the Mpumalanga Forensic Pathologists arrived and the body was successfully removed from the public eye.
The cause of death remains unknown at this stage.
