The Durban Metro Rescue and Search Unit were being thanked for their courteous and professional rapport towards the surfers during their protests earlier in the year.
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Late night prayer ends in tragedy for KZN priest
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DURBAN: The body of a 45-year-old priest was recovered from a beach in La Mercy, north of Durban, by SAPS Search and Rescue, and Metro Search and Rescue officials, on Sunday morning.
The man is believed to have drowned when a large wave washed over him, while he was kneeling in prayer on the shore.
Reaction Unit spokesperson Prem Balram said the Zionist priest had been conducting a prayer at around 10pm, when he was swept out to sea. Reaction officers and medics were dispatched, following a call from a woman at the scene. When officers arrived, they were informed that the group was conducting rituals when the man entered the water, Balram said.
Man found floating in river after being electrocuted by illegal connections
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Durban - Durban Metro Search and Rescue recovered the body of a 50-year-old floating in a river in Chatsworth on Wednesday afternoon after he was allegedly electrocuted by illegal electrical connections.
According to Durban metro spokesperson, Senior Superintendent Parbhoo Sewpersad, it is alleged that the victim, had been electrocuted by illegal electrical connections running through the water in Chilten Drive.
The body of the victim was recovered by members of Durban Search and Rescue together with SAPS. Picture: Supplied
Sewpersad said the victim’s son had found him.