Jukskei River flood: Search continues for three-month-old
Church-goers in Sandton were reportedly doing a baptism ritual when they were swept away by a flash flood on Saturday.
Day five of search and rescue operations following the tragic drowning at the Jukskei River, continued this morning.
Thus far 15 lives have been lost due to the flash flood on Saturday.
City of Johannesburg emergency services spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi confirmed that teams are currently searching for a missing three-month-old baby who was believed to be part of the church ritual on the fatal day.
@CityofJoburgEMS Search teams will this morning continue with the search of a 3 month old baby who was also part of the Church ritual this is after we have contacted the Family and they confirmed that the baby was also swept away on Saturday. @CityofJoburgZA @CoJPublicSafety pic.twitter.com/ewbdhlr82R
— Cojems Spokesperson (@RobertMulaudzi) December 8, 2022
Church-goers in Bramley Park, Sandton, were believed to have been swept away in the river following heavy rains.
Mulaudzi confirmed that two bodies were recovered on Saturday and a further 12 on Sunday.
@CityofJoburgEMS Search Operation for Alex missing people who we’re swept away while attending a church ritual over the weekend continues this morning #2 bodies were recovered on #Saturday and another 12 on #Sunday bringing total number of bodies recovered to #14 @CityofJoburgZA pic.twitter.com/BiXmJC2d95
— Cojems Spokesperson (@RobertMulaudzi) December 5, 2022
The body of a female was recovered yesterday, which brings the total number of deaths to 15.
Mulaudzi previously said the age range of the victims range from five to 30 years old.
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