Earlier on Wednesday, more than 300 volunteers arrived at the bottom of the cable car station at Table Mountain to assist the rescue team in their search.
A body has been found on Table Mountain, search and rescue officials have confirmed, following a three-day search for a missing trail runner.Wilderness Search And Rescue spokesperson Johan Marais on Wednesday afternoon confirmed that a body was spotted below Africa Face on Table Mountain.According to police, this had been a pink shorts, a dark jacket and black running shoes.“We can now confirm that the body of the person we have been searching for since 6 July 2020 has been found.
According to a family spokesperson at the search operation base, they had been informed that a body had been found. They were, however, waiting for official confirmation on the identity.300 volunteers come through According to Counihan, volunteers have to sign up and then register into teams of between five to six people, with an allocated team leader, before they are assigned a search area.
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