Man fighting for his life following Blue Lagoon stabbing
A man is in a critical condition in hospital following a stabbing incident near the M4 bridge over the Umgeni river in Durban.
Initial indications are that two men had been at the bridge last night when they were attacked.
A cyclist who had been riding in the area heard the men's cries for help this morning.
"Upon further investigations, medics found two men, about 20-years-old, had sustained multiple stab wounds. They were treated and stabilised on scene before being hoisted back up to the roadway where ambulances were waiting to transport them to hospital, said Van Reenen.
"One man was in a critical condition."
The circumstances around the incident are still unclear at this stage.
Traffic was severely affected in the area, as emergency services treated the men on scene and hoisted them onto the M4 bridge at Blue Lagoon during the morning traffic peak.
The victims sustained multiple stab wounds.
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A cyclist who had been riding in the area heard the men's cries for help this morning.
Private security companies, Durban Metro Police and the SAPS Search and Rescue Unit responded to the scene at around 7am.
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Marshall Security's Kyle van Reenen says emergency services established an intricate rope-rescue system to lower medics down to the men."Upon further investigations, medics found two men, about 20-years-old, had sustained multiple stab wounds. They were treated and stabilised on scene before being hoisted back up to the roadway where ambulances were waiting to transport them to hospital, said Van Reenen.
"One man was in a critical condition."
The circumstances around the incident are still unclear at this stage.
Traffic was severely affected in the area, as emergency services treated the men on scene and hoisted them onto the M4 bridge at Blue Lagoon during the morning traffic peak.
