Search continues for a missing man who reportedly fell off a boat in the Hartbeespoort Dam.
A search is continuing for a missing man who reportedly fell off a boat in the Hartbeespoort Dam in North West on Sunday.
Spokesperson Craig Lambinon says witnesses have described seeing the boat turning in circles before it ran aground.
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