53-year-old expedition member dies at the Atlantic
Lusanda
Bill
12 February 2014
The Department of Environmental Affairs has confirmed that a 53-year-old South African expedition member died on Tuesday onGough Island in the Southwest Atlantic .
The Department of Environmental Affairs has confirmed that a 53-year-old South African expedition member died on Tuesday on
Johannes Adriaan
Hoffman was an electronic technician in the development and maintenance of
electronic and communication systems at the Atlantic .
Departmental Spokesperson
Zolile Nqayi said he left the country last year and was scheduled to work at
the Atlantic for fourteen months.
Nqayi said it has
been confirmed that he died after he choked in his bedroom. Currently we are making arrangements to
return his body to South Africa as soon as possible.
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