The body of a 48-year-old man has been discovered in a hole dug outside his house, near Lesar Court in Steenberg, Cape Town, on Saturday night.
The man reportedly dug the hole himself on Tuesday.
After he failed to return home, his family began searching for him.
According to police spokesperson Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi, “the services of Fire and Rescue [were] acquired and they discovered [the] body of the victim covered under the sand. The victim was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel”.
The Western Cape police have opened an inquest docket.
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