Drowned canoeist identified

The canoeist who capsized and drowned in Johannesburg’s Emmarentia Dam yesterday morning has been identified as 52-year-old Peter Sherwen. Canoeing South Africa says in a statement Sherwen was a regular participant in the Sunday morning Dabulamanzi club time trial. Spokesperson Dave Macleod says Sherwen fell off his surf-ski during the time trial, and according to fellow paddlers he disappeared from view almost immediately. Police divers found and retrieved Sherwyn's body yesterday afternoon. Sherwen was not wearing a life jacket at the time of the accident. An autopsy will be conducted to establish the cause of death.