A body of an illegal miner was recovered by City of Ekurhuleni rescue team who worked in collaboration with South African Police Services (SAPS) k-9 unit on Thursday evening, the 19th March 2020 in High road Germiston.
Rescue team from Germiston central and Boksburg fire stations, swiftly responded to the scene after being alerted by SAPS officers about the incident. As per information, the patient performed illegal mining activities in an open piece of land when the trench collapsed and buried him deep under.
Led by the police K-9 unit, the dog positively identified the spot where the patient was recovered. All necessary trench rescue equipment’s were used for shoring the trench when rescuers were recovering the body. The operation started midday at 13H20 when the call was logged, and the body was recovered at 20H00 the same day. The patient was declared dead on scene by City of Ekurhuleni paramedics before being transported by Forensic Pathologies to appropriate pathological facility still in Germiston. The scene was handed over to the police for further investigations.
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