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Zim man drowns in Limpopo River
24 Feb 2013 at 21:58hrs | Views
A 54-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean man employed at a South African farm outside Musina drowned in the Limpopo River after slipping into the flooded river while working on a water pipeline in the neighbouring country.
South African police spokesperson, Lieutenant Peter Mudau said the incident occurred on 17 February.
"The now deceased was among a group of five men employed at a local farm, who were working on a water pipeline project, when he lost his balance and slipped into the flooded Limpopo River and drowned," he said.
The matter was reported to the police by the man's workmates and members of the emergency services were alerted about the incident.
"When the rescue team from K9 Search Risk arrived at the scene in a helicopter, the now deceased was already dead and they retrieved the body some few metres away from where he had actually drowned," Lt Mudau said.
He could not release the name of the deceased saying they were yet to inform his next of kin. The body was taken to a local government hospital mortuary.
"We would like to advise our people to stay away from flooded rivers, particularly now that we have experienced heavy rains, which filled most of our dams and rivers to capacity," said the police spokesperson.
South African police spokesperson, Lieutenant Peter Mudau said the incident occurred on 17 February.
"The now deceased was among a group of five men employed at a local farm, who were working on a water pipeline project, when he lost his balance and slipped into the flooded Limpopo River and drowned," he said.
The matter was reported to the police by the man's workmates and members of the emergency services were alerted about the incident.
"When the rescue team from K9 Search Risk arrived at the scene in a helicopter, the now deceased was already dead and they retrieved the body some few metres away from where he had actually drowned," Lt Mudau said.
He could not release the name of the deceased saying they were yet to inform his next of kin. The body was taken to a local government hospital mortuary.
"We would like to advise our people to stay away from flooded rivers, particularly now that we have experienced heavy rains, which filled most of our dams and rivers to capacity," said the police spokesperson.
Source - TC
