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Body found floating in local dam

A man's body has been found floating in the Donaldson Dam between Randfontein and Bekkersdal, police say.

Bekkersdal Police need help in locating the next of kin after a body was found floating in Donaldson Dam.

Also read: Decomposed body found underground raises questions

According to Sergeant Linkie Lefakane, Bekkersdal Police spokesperson, “We need assistance from the community in locating the next of kin of a decomposed body that was found floating in the dam near Bekkersdal at about 10.10am on 28 September.

“It is alleged the police received a complaint about a dead person floating in the dam. They proceeded to the scene where they found the badly decomposed body of a man.

He was wearing a blue worker’s uniform, a black hoodie sweater, a blue T-shirt with yellow markings, and brown boots. He’s estimated to be about 45 years of ages. He was taken to the Carletonville Government mortuary.”

Anyone with information or with a relative missing is requested to contact the Bekkersdal Police on 011 755 0000/ 1/ 6, or Crime Stop on 08600 10111.

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Clinton Botha

For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.

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