Sergeant Chris Spies, spokesperson for the Southern Cape police, said an inquest docket had been opened and that the SAPS finished their investigations of the site.
The five-storey building site on 75 Victoria Street collapsed on 6 May, resulting in 34 deaths. A total of 260 hours were spent on rescue efforts.Several investigations were launched to determine the cause of the collapse, including by the Western Cape Government , the Department of Employment and Labour and the South African Police Service .
He told George Herald that evidence gathered at the site forms part of the investigation. All 34 deceased were formally identified and the last body was handed to the next of kin on Monday, 10 June. However, he added that investigators were struggling to get in touch with people who still needed to be interviewed.
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