[Westville, KZN – 08 August 2012 at 16H00]
A homeless man believed to be in his fifties had died to alleged hypothermia in Westville this afternoon.
ER24 paramedics were notified by the members of public of a man lying inside a box on Methven Road near to the New Germany Nature Reserve and was not responding to there call. When paramedics arrived they assessed the man and found he had already passed away to alleged hypothermia.
It is unclear how long the man had been lying there but it’s believed that he passed away to the severe cold temperatures that we are experiencing.
The necessary authorities were notified of the incident.
Derrick Banks, ER24