The bodies of two 19-year-olds from Lebowakgomo were recovered by the police after their car plunged into the Chuenespoort Dam.
Photo: Lim SAPS
LIMPOPO – According to police spokesperson Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe, at around 08:00 am on Sunday 24 September, a couple, both 19-years-old were sitting inside a Toyota Tazz Sedan near the dam.
“Fisherman on a boat realized that the vehicle was speeding towards the water and alerted the police.”
The vehicle had plunged into the water and the Police Search and Rescue Unit were immediately summoned to the scene.
The search ensued until the bodies of the deceased were recovered.
“During the recovery of the two bodies, the vehicle was also found but the cable snapped and the vehicle went deeper into the dam,” Ngoepe explained.
He said the search was abandoned for the Rescue Team to get the additional resources to remove it and the search will resume this morning at 11:00.
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