Police probes death of woman after car plunges into Hartbeespoort Dam
Updated | By Karabo Tebele
Police in Gauteng are investigating the death of a woman whose car plunged into Hartbeespoort Dam in North West.
The 59-year-old woman from Centurion plunged into the dam over the past weekend.
The National Rescue Sea Institute (NSRI) dispatched divers after eyewitnesses saw the vehicle submerging in the dam.
Spokesperson Craig Lambinon says the body of the woman was transferred to the police for investigation.
"On arrival on the scene, NSRI rescue swimmers and Police divers free dived under the wreck where the body of a female, believed to be aged 39, from Gauteng, was recovered from the vehicle.
"The body of the deceased female was taken into the care of police and Gauteng government health forensic pathology services."
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