On Saturday, 7 September, the body of a 20-year-old male, missing since 31 August, was recovered 1.5 kilometres off Wilderness Beach, Cape {town} Etc reports.
On Saturday, 7 September, the body of a 20-year-old male, missing since 31 August, was recovered 1.5 kilometres off Wilderness Beach,After a group of paddlers spotted the body, the South African Police Services Water Policing and Diving Services , with the help of the National Sea Rescue Institute Wilderness, recovered it.
A formal identification process has since confirmed that the body recovered was that of the 20-year-old male, who had gone missing along with a 17-year-old male while swimming at Victoria Bay on 31 August. The two had reportedly been caught in rip currents while swimming with a group of six friends. The rescue operation, which initially commenced on 31 August, involved extensive sea and shoreline searches, including efforts by NSRI rescue swimmers, George Fire and Rescue Services, and SAPS WPDS.
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