Bodies of missing municipal officials found in uMdloti River
The employees were returning home from a funeral in Harrismith when they were swept off a bridge by the weekend's heavy rains.
SEARCH and Rescue teams have recovered the bodies of two municipal employees who have been missing since the weekend.
The bodies of Solomon Shandu and Simphiwe Cele were recovered in uMdloti River on Thursday.
They were returning home from a funeral in Harrismith when they were swept off a bridge by the weekend’s heavy rains.
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On Monday, the vehicle was spotted in a river near Osindisweni.
“When search and rescue teams went into the water to investigate, there were no occupants inside,” explained eThekwini Municipal spokesperson Msawakhe Mayisela. “The team then resolved to search around the vehicle. However, due to a strong water current that was posing a threat to the lives of the divers, the search operation had to be aborted. The following day, the teams then embarked on an aerial search with no success. Today, their efforts yielded positive but sad results,” he said.
eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda thanked the search and rescue teams for their determination and for not giving up on the search. He also passed his deepest condolences to the families.
