Rescue teams return Pretoria West cave
Police and rescue teams will return to a cave in Pretoria West on Thursday following the discovery of three bodies.
A investigation has been launched into the circumstances leading to the deaths of the three people in a cave in Erasmia, on the outskirts of Pretoria.
#CaveDiscovery Police have opened an inquest docket into the circumstances which led to the death of three men found in a cave in Pretoria West.
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Police spokesperson, Augustinah Selepe, says they are not ruling out the possibility that there could be more bodies in the cave.
The bodies of the two men were found on Tuesday whilst another was discovered on Thursday.
"We are awaiting the forensic report that will detail the cause of the death of the three men found since Tuesday. Since the bodies were decomposed, we cannot see whether these bodies were injured."
Selepe says they are in discussion with the owner of the property.