South Africa: Fishermen in Canelands KZN found the body of a woman floating in the Umdloti River. The fishermen called the Reaction Unit South Africa for help in dealing with the situation after they found the body.
The reaction unit received the call in the afternoon hours of Friday from two fishermen. They reported to the Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) that they had found the body of the women on the lake.
A team of officers was dispatched to the scene of the incident and they interviewed the fishermen who had made the call. On arrival, Reaction Officers met with both men. They informed the officers that they found the body when they were fishing on a makeshift raft.
At this point, they spotted what appeared to be a human body and has shared that they were unable to move forward. They rowed back to the location they entered the river from and contacted RUSA officers for assistance. The RUSA R44 Helicopter was not able to lift off to conduct a search due to poor lighting.
The officers retried with thee South African Police Service Search & Rescue Unit. The SAPS were also given the location that was given to the RUSA officers by the complainants.
However, the two forces were not able to find the body as specified by the fishermen. The officials have shared that they will continue the investigation into the matter and share more details as and when they become available.
The people of Canelands have come forward to shar their surprise on the bizarre situation, as some believe that the persons may have been mistaken in seeing the body. Some locals have advised that the people should be sure of what they saw before involving the authorities.
On the other hand, people who believe that there may be a body have expressed their hope that the corpse will be recovered soon. The officials have not offered any new updates or developments on the matter, search and rescue will continue as lighting improves.