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BREAKING NEWS: Corpse found in Amcor Dam

Municipal workers at the Amcor Dam made a gruesome discovery.

AMCOR DAM – The body of an unidentified man was discovered floating in the Amcor Dam, shortly after 11am this morning (October 7).

Read: Rotting remains found near Amcor Dam

A source at the scene, said municipal workers removing vegetation from the dam had made the grisly discovery.

Although the cause of the man’s death has not yet been determined, an on-scene medic estimated the body had been in the water for about a week.

“When a person drowns, their body normally sinks to the bottom and only starts floating from the second day after death. As the body has started decomposing, it’s estimated he was in the water for a week.”

Also read: Ten years of deterioration

SAPS officials have opened an inquest case and appeal for anyone with information to come forward.

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