Woman falls down elevator shaft

It was alleged a power outage caused the elevator to stop between the third and fourth floors,Witbank News reported.

As the Fire and Rescue Team opened the elevator door on the third floor, the victim reportedly jumped out and landed off balance, causing her to fall backwards into the open gap and down the elevator shaft.

It was alleged the power outage was a result of the Stage 2 load-shedding that went into effect this morning.

Witbank 911 reportedly helped the Pathology Services to remove the body from the bottom of the shaft, which took more than an hour.

In a separate incident, a woman reportedly jumped from a high-rise building in Sunnyside, Pretoria, in August last year.

An eyewitness said she had heard a short yelp, followed by the sound of the woman hitting the ground outside the Zethushof student apartment building in Park Street.

An inquest docket was opened after the woman was declared dead on the scene.

– Caxton News Service