Fourth body found in Ohlange river

Fourth body found in Ohlange river

The body of a five-year-old boy who was swept away by flash floods last week has been pulled from the Ohlanga River in Dundee.

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It's the fourth body to be recovered from the river since Thursday's storm in the area.

Search and rescue teams from the Pietermaritzburg, Umhlali and Port Shepstone resumed their search this morning for the boy and another child who's still missing.

Disaster Management spokesperson, Lennox Mabaso says the boy's body was found a few metres from where he was last seen.

"There is a body that has been recovered next to a river bank and police are on the scene right now. The search for another person reported missing is continuing," he says. 

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