Man's body recovered in Kuilsriver canal

 City of Cape Town firefighters have recovered a body in the Kuilsriver area believed to be that of a person who fell into the Highbury Canal during severe weather on Thursday. Teams from the Kuilsriver Fire Station made the discovery yesterday and alerted the police.

Over the past few days, the City of Cape Town availed its Fire and Rescue swift water rescue team, the Law Enforcement Marine and Environmental Unit and a drone. Mayco Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith expressed condolences to the victim’s family and thanked everyone involved in the 4-day search.

Smith noted this was the second such incident in the City during the severe weather conditions. He pleaded with the public to exercise caution as the waterways remain at capacity and a man had recently drowned after his vehicle became submerged in a wetland.

Smith warned the public to be incredibly careful at all times given the ongoing impacts of the severe weather.

‘’Our waterways remain at capacity, and this will likely be the situation for a while still. I want to caution the public to please be incredibly careful at all times.’'

 

Done by: Stephanie Van Rayen