"We hoped for Siam Lee's safe return': Medics
Emergency response companies that assisted in the frantic search for missing Durban North woman, Siam Lee, are devastated that the search ended with the discovery of her body.
Yesterday, family members confirmed that the burnt body discovered on a New Hanover farm in the Midlands was Lee's.
The 20-year-old was reported missing a week ago. She was last seen outside her place of work in Margaret Maytom Avenue.
Mike Myers is the CEO of Mobi Claw 911's tactical response co-ordinator. He says the search was extensive.
"This particular story was very deep and at times very nasty. Investigations led us to the deepest and darkest underworld of Durban," he says.
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He says all involved in the search wanted to see Lee found alive.
"We hadn't met Siam but we all wanted to see her come home safely. The more you deal with this, the more you actually get to know the person without having met them," he says.
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