Unidentified body recovered from Kliprivier
Johannesburg emergency services on Wednesday confirmed the recovery of a female body from the Kliprivier in Olifantsvlei.
Wednesday marked five days since two young people had been swept away by the river.
An 18-year-old woman and 21-year-old man were conducting a cleansing ritual on Saturday morning when they were washed away.
The City of Johannesburg Aquatic Rescue Unit, together with police divers, have been searching since Saturday afternoon to recover the bodies.
Johannesburg emergency services spokesperson Xolile Khumalo says it remains unclear if the body recovered belongs to one of the two young people.
"The search and rescue teams have recovered a body of an unidentified female in the Kliprevier on the N1 bridge. We are not certain that body of that of the two young persons that allegedly drowned on Saturday evening in Olifantsvlei."
The search continues for the other missing body.
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