A 59-year-old man travelling in a black Ford Ranger went missing on April 27 after his vehicle was swept away while attempting to cross a bridge over the Komatipoort River.
This is the same bridge where two SANDF soldiers went missing in December last year.
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According to Captain Pottie Potgieter of the Ehlanzeni Diving Unit, the vehicle has since been recovered from the river, but there is still no sign of the man. A SANParks helicopter has also been deployed to assist in the search.
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“We will resume the search today and use drones to try and find him,” Potgieter said.
The river is infested with crocodiles, making the search more dangerous.
This is a developing story and Lowvelder will update its readers as more information becomes available.
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