WESTERN CAPE. – Saag Jonker (85), the well-known Oudtshoorn ostrich farmer who had been missing since Sunday after his vehicle was swept away by floodwater, has been found according to a reliable source.
AO Christopher Spies, police spokesperson, confirmed to Nuusflits that a vehicle and the body of a man were recovered from the Olifants River near Oudtshoorn on Tuesday afternoon.
Police have not yet officially confirmed the identity of the deceased.
According to Spies, members of the Oudtshoorn police and emergency personnel, including police divers, were deployed to search the Olifants River. The search resumed on Tuesday morning with police divers, trained K9 search and rescue teams, local police and the Oudtshoorn fire department.
According to information from the scene, the search led to the discovery of the vehicle. The body of a man was recovered from the river at approximately 15:00.
An inquest has been opened. A post-mortem examination will be conducted later this week to determine the cause of death.
A reliable source has confirmed to Nuusflits that it is Jonker who was found.
Jonker attempted on Sunday at approximately 12:50 to cross a low-water bridge about three kilometres outside Oudtshoorn in the Rooiheuvel area when the Olifants River swept away his brown Toyota Land Cruiser. He had been missing since then.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
