Police are asking for anyone with any information to come forward to assist the investigation.
A body of an unknown man believed to be in his 30s was found floating in the Renoster stream near Bloemspruit in Bloemfontein, said Free State police in a statement on Wednesday.
Police spokesperson Constable Peter Kareli said Bloemspruit police received information about the body of an unknown male person in the water on Tuesday afternoon. “On arrival at the scene, they found the body floating in the water. Police diving unit [was] summoned to retrieve the body out of the water. Further investigation revealed that the body, which was found wrapped in a bubble wrap, was tied with an industrial rope in both hand and feet, and there was a rope around the neck,” said Kareli.
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