A man drowned in Salt Rock after a water pipe burst while he was working in a trench.
The incident took place around 5 pm.
According to Dylan Meyrick from IPSS Medical Rescue, the contractor was carrying out repairs when he drowned.
“Reports from the scene indicate that the man was busy working in a trench when a water pipe burst. This caused the trench to collapse, burying the man waist-deep in the sand and then filling up with water,” Meyrick said.
Unfortunately, the man could not be rescued and his colleagues were not able to dig him out.
“Paramedics from IPSS Medical Rescue and members of IPSS Search and Rescue, along with the Kwadukuza Fire Department and CERT Tongaat, collaborated to free a man who was trapped. Unfortunately, the man was declared deceased at the scene. Meyrick expresses their deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the victim.”
KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Constable Thenjiswa Ngcobo, confirmed that Umhlali police are investigating a fatal drowning incident that occurred in Salt Rock on Wednesday. A 40-year-old man is believed to have drowned.
“It is alleged that the victim was digging trenches when the water pipe burst and drowned.”
Meanwhile last month, a man was found dismembered while allegedly interfering with eThekwini Municipality’s infrastructure. the incident took place at the City’s northern aqueduct pipeline in Durban.
At the time eThekwini Municipality spokesperson, Gugu Sisilana said: “The municipality can ensure that the deceased was found dismembered on site by the South African Police Service (SAPS) where the air valve was found tampered with and ultimately removed causing excessive water from the trunk main pipeline to flood the chamber.
