Man rescued after being thrown off Kloof cliff

Man rescued after being thrown off Kloof cliff

 A man is being treated in hospital for serious injuries after he was thrown off a cliff at Kloof Gorge.  

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Rescue teams launched into action in the early hours of this morning after  security guards attending to a nearby incident heard his cries for help last night.  

Rob McKenzie, who's with KZN EMS, says the man who fell 15 metres down the cliff was found lying on a ledge.  

"A man in his 20s had sustained serious injuries after being reportedly being thrown off a cliff. A joint effort resulted in the man being carried out on a rescue stretcher," he says. 

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The police's Nqobile Gwala says investigations are underway into what exactly happened to the 27-year-old. 

"He was found with cable ties around his wrists. A case of attempted murder was opened at the Hillcrest police station," she says. 

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