A female toddler believed to be about three months old is among the 12 recovered bodies of church members who drowned on Saturday when they were swept away.
Emergency rescue members search the Jukskei River.A female toddler believed to be about three months old is among the 12 recovered bodies of church members who drowned on Saturday, when they were swept away by flash floods in the Jukskei River in Johannesburg.
Two more bodies had already been recovered on Saturday, bringing the total death toll to 14. The victims were taking part in a church baptism ceremony in the river. Craig Lambinon, spokesperson for the National Sea Rescue Institute , said the body of a female toddler and a male child were discovered in a stream near the corners of Grayston Drive and Katherine Street on Sunday.
Lambinon said the body of another female child with two adult females were recovered near Morningside Manor, while six female and three male bodies, including two female children, were also recovered later on Sunday. Lambinon said the NSRI Gauteng, City of Johannesburg EMS, Gauteng EMS, Johannesburg fire and rescue services from Sandton fire station, CPF Security, SAPS, police divers and police K9 search and rescue had assembled at Arkwright Avenue, where a search and rescue mission was co-ordinated.
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