Man's body recovered from uShaka beach

Bluff photographer, Warren Dick had been taking photos of the sunrise when he saw some police activity on the sand.

"Shortly before sunrise we saw a Metro Police vehicle approaching us on the beach," he said.

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Dick says another person at the beach told them there was a body in the water, not from the pier.

"There was a whole bunch of young guys on the beach and they actually went to assist with carrying the body, in a body bag, closer up to uShaka where the police vehicles were parked.

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KwaZulu-Natal police confirmed the incident, saying Point SAPS are investigating after the SAPS and Durban Metro Police Search and Rescue Unit recovered the body of a man, believed to be in his thirties, from the water.

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