Victims vehicle discovered without the occupant inside. Image SARZA/Facebook
Day 9: Search and rescue efforts for flood victim called off
The body of a woman swept by a flash flood during Gauteng heavy rains last week is yet to be recovered. The car however has been retrieved.
Victims vehicle discovered without the occupant inside. Image SARZA/Facebook
Search and rescue operations for a woman who was swept away by a flood nine days ago in Sunninghill has been called off.
COSMO CITY WOMAN STILL MISSING
The woman had been travelling along Rivonia Road near Witkoppen on her way home to Cosmo City, when her car was swept away, when she tried to cross a low lying bridge.
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According to the National Sea Rescue Institute Gauteng branch, the woman was the sole occupant of the vehicle.
In the initial search last week, the NSRI had been joined by SA Police Services, Police Search and Rescue, SARZA Search and Rescue and GEMS (Gauteng Emergency Medical Services) on the scene.
WARNINGS BY THE NSRI
According to Eyewitness News, this weekend search and rescue crews split their efforts. One team search the Juskei River near Lanseria while the other team searched the Crocodile River.
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The NSRI has appealed to motorists and pedestrians not to attempt to proceed through flooded roadways and not to attempt to cross over bridges affected by swollen or flooded river ways.
Johannesburg EMS spokesperson Xolile Khumalo echoed similar sentiments, adding that people should also refrain from performing any rituals around rivers and streams during heavy rains.
