Missing fisherman’s body recovered from Tugela
The body of a fisherman who's believed to have drowned in the Tugela River has been found.
It's after two days of search and rescue efforts.
IPSS's Medical Rescue's Samantha Meyrick says the body was spotted by the local community down the river from where he disappeared on Tuesday.
"After a long hike, IPSS Search and Rescue members, alongside SAPS K9 Search and Rescue, KDM Lifeguards, SAPS Search and Rescue Richards Bay as well as local SAPS members managed to gain access to the body.
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"Many thanks to Prem Balram from Reaction Unit South Africa who assisted with relocating the body with the use of the RUSA helicopter and for also airlifting Search and Rescue and SAPS members back to the main road and preventing a four to five-hour hike back.
"As well as a big thank you, to RUSA security members and SAPS members who provided protection from the numerous large crocodiles spotted in the vicinity. Fortunately, members were able to recover the body without coming into contact with any crocodiles."
