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A man was killed when he fell off a cliff. Image: Screenshot Reaction Unit South Africa Facebook page.

Man dies when he falls off a cliff in KwaZulu-Natal

A man died after he fell off a cliff and his body became entangled in the cliff’s vegetation in KwaZulu-Natal

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A man was killed when he fell off a cliff. Image: Screenshot Reaction Unit South Africa Facebook page.

Emergency services responded to the scene where a man died when he fell off a cliff in Ogunjini, KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday, 15 January.

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Man dies when he falls off a cliff

In Ogunjini, a man was killed after falling approximately 100 meters down a cliff.

Residents requested assistance from Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) around 18:38.

When RUSA members arrived, they were greeted by community leaders who informed them that the man was an electrician.

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Unclear whether he was working at the time

It was unclear whether he was working at the top of the cliff at the time of the accident.

His body became entangled in the cliff’s dense vegetation.

Members of the community climbed up the cliff and crossed the river below to retrieve his body after he had died.

RUSA Medics examined the poly traumatised man before declaring him dead.

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