Central SA
Five dead after boat capsizes on Vaal River─── 07:44 Sun, 18 Oct 2020
Five men in their thirties are believed to have drowned after their boat capsized on the Vaal River near Spider Valley Road on Saturday afternoon.
Two people, a man and a woman, also believed to be in their 30s, survived with minor injuries.
According to spokesperson Ross Campbell, ER24 paramedics were on the scene at 17:50 along with the South African Police Services and Metro Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
One body has been recovered and four are still missing.
Metro EMS declared the man dead upon their arrival.
The two survivors declined transportation to the hospital. The man explained that the boat was taking on water when it capsized.
SAPS were on scene for investigation and waiting on rescue divers to begin the recovery.
Statement supplied.