Jukskei three-month-old

Search and rescue teams continue to search for a missing three-month-old believed to be swept away. Image: Pixabay

Jukskei drownings: Body of three-month-old baby yet to be recovered

A three-month-old baby is the only one whose body has not yet been recovered after congregants were swept away at Jukskei River.

Jukskei three-month-old

Search and rescue teams continue to search for a missing three-month-old believed to be swept away. Image: Pixabay

The search for three-month-old Sinenhlanhla Renqe will continue on Thursday, 8 December as her body is yet to be recovered, and she is the only one missing following the tragic Jukskei River drowning.

On Wednesday, 7 December, the death toll rose by one after a woman’s body was recovered in Sandton, bringing the fatalities to 15.

JUKSKEI RIVER: SEARCH FOR THREE-MONTH-OLD CONTINUES

As previously reported, around 33 church members attended a baptism ritual along the stream of the Jukskei River on Saturday, 3 December, when a storm swept away many members.

One congregant was rescued, two others drowned, and numerous others managed to make it back to safety.

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Johannesburg Emergency Services (EMS) spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi confirmed that emergency services recovered seven more bodies on Sunday morning between the Corlett and Grayston Drive area.

As of Thursday, 8 December, a total of 15 bodies have been recovered, including two children and a teenager.

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Jukskei three-month-old
Search and Rescue teams while they were searching for the missing congregants. Image via Facebook/ Medi Response.

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