One person drowned and four were missing on Saturday evening in one of two tragic boat-related incidents on the Vaal River.One person died and four are missing after a boat capsized on the Vaal river, near Spider Valley Road, on Saturday afternoon.“One body has been recovered and four are still missing. Metro EMS declared the man dead on arrival,” said emergency service ER24 on Saturday evening.
“The patients had been brought to the shore by bystanders on another boat. The female patient was found to have suffered a head injury, while the male patient had suffered multiple injuries, and both required advanced life support interventions,” said ER24. Meanwhile, in another tragic incident, the national Sea Rescue Institute reported a fatal drowning in Wilderness in the Western Cape, where a 33-year-old man had disappeared under the water while swimming.
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So sad. Wonder what was the cause of the accident 😍
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