A woman has been found in a vehicle floating in the Duzi river in Sobantu Village in Pietermaritzburg.
The woman, believed to be in her mid 20’s, was allegedly reported missing on Saturday the 20th of March. She allegedly left her home in Northdale to drop a friend off at home nearby.
ER24 Paramedics on scene explained that the vehicle was barely visible, as it was lodged in the reeds and bush in the river. The GPS coordinates of the tracking device within the missing vehicle was use to locate it.
It is unknown why and how long the vehicle was in the river, but there was no reports of flooding, and the vehicle was found approximately 500m from a low level bridge.
SAPS, Pietermaritzburg Search and Rescuers, SAPS Dog Unit and the Flying Squad were in attendance. The divers allegedly took two hours to find a safe location where they could enter the river to retrieve the woman’s body.
An investigation will be undertaken to determined the cause of the woman’s disappearance and drowning.
Vanessa Jackson
ER24