The video went viral last week, with people calling for the rescuer to get a medal.
Vincent Khosa, the man who bravely saved a boy from the flooding Jukskei River was tracked down by MEC for community safety in Gauteng, Nkosi Sizakele-Malobane, reportsAlex News reported on 9 March on a video that went viral showing Khosa making his way along a pole on which the boy was stranded above the flooding river.
Vision Tactical, a private security company, managed to track down Khosa and the young boy, Mplio Ngubane, with the help of the MEC.
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