Search party launched after residents spot ‘corpses’ in Apies River
Police were unable to confirm the legitimacy of the eyewitness reports of two bodies floating in the river.
The Apies River rages on as heavy rain hit Pretoria this past weekend. Image: Pretoria Moot Rekord
Emergency services have launched a search party for two corpses which were reportedly seen floating in the Apies River, reports Pretoria Moot Rekord.
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.
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Pieterse said police and the 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 would continue on Monday.
He added, however, they could not confirm there were indeed two people that drowned in the river.
“It is only speculation and no missing reports have been filed,” he said.
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