WATCH: Two workers drown in deep pit in Johannesburg Photos:Netcare911
WATCH: Two workers drown in deep pit in Johannesburg
Paramedics said the two workers were connecting a large submerge water valve when they got into difficulties and drowned.
WATCH: Two workers drown in deep pit in Johannesburg Photos:Netcare911
Two workers drowned in a deep pit in Bryanston, Johannesburg, on Thursday morning.
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According to paramedics, the two workers were connecting a large submerged water valve when they got into difficulties and drowned.
Netcare 911 spokesperson Shawn Herbst said they responded at 11:21 on Thursday.
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“Netcare 911 responded to a drowning at an open field in Bryanston, Johannesburg.
“Reports indicate that two male workers had fallen into a deep pit situated next to a river.
“On arrival, it was found that the men were working on connecting a large submerged water valve when they got into difficulties and drowned.”
Shawn Herbst
Herbst said the on-scene supervisor who witnessed the incident jumped into the water to help rescue the workers and got into difficulties himself.
“The supervisor, however, just managed to save himself from drowning.
“On scene was the City of Johannesburg Fire and Rescue Services, SAPS Water wing, SAPS Search and Rescue, and the SAPS K-9 Unit.”
Shawn Herbst
Emergency services set up pumps to help lower the water level.
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Herbst said the search for the two men, both in their forties, was conducted by divers, who managed to locate the bodies sometime later at approximately seven to ten meters depth.
“Once brought to shore, both workers were sadly declared deceased.”
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The relevant authorities will investigate the circumstances leading up to the incident on Thursday.
Johannesburg EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said they received information that three workers from a nearby Golf Course were trapped inside a stormwater drainage system.
“One of the workers was rescued and he sustained minor injuries. He was transported to a nearby healthcare facility for further medical care.
“Unfortunately, the other two men lost their lives, confirmed dead on the scene. The men were trying to drain water from the stormwater when the area caved in on them, and they were trapped inside.”
The names, ages and identities of the two workers were yet known on Friday afternoon.
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