Search continues for missing man swept away by Jukskei River – SABC News

A 26-year-old man reported missing after being swept away by floodwaters in Fourways, north of Johannesburg, remains missing.

The man disappeared on New Year’s Day while trying to cross a pipeline on the Jukskei River during a flash flood.

National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spokesperson Craig Lambinon said search and rescue operations were ongoing.

Lambinon says: “A NSRI Gauteng rescue team joined the search on Sunday morning with NSRI Gauteng swift water rescuers split into teams joining police, SARZA and fire and rescue services in the extensive efforts ongoing research along the Jukskei River and along the Klein Jukskei River. searching in the directions of Fourways, Chartwell, Broadacres and Steyn City.

“A police helicopter has been deployed to assist with this ongoing search operation. 20 kilometers of river were covered on Sunday and there remains no trace of the missing man,” he adds.

Authorities continue to urge caution around rivers and flood-prone areas during the rainy season.