Police are still searching for the body of a motorist who plunged down the notorious Voëlklip cliffs in Herolds Bay on Wednesday afternoon.
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Speaking to IOL, police spokesperson Christopher Spies confirmed that drone technology had also been deployed in search of the vehicle and the body of the driver.
‘A search and rescue operation is underway at Voëlklip, Herolds Bay, near George, after a vehicle went down a cliff. Reports available indicate that George police were alerted about the incident at 11am on Wednesday,’ he said.
‘A search party consisting of various emergency services was assembled and dispatched to the scene. The operation, which is under way, was hampered by adverse weather conditions on Wednesday.’
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‘The search for the missing person resumed at first light this morning (Thursday). Police divers as well as emergency services from the George Municipality are proceeding with the search and recovery operation. Drone technology is also being deployed while the team is monitoring the coastline,’ added Spies.
The incident comes after two people were killed in January after plummeting down the mountain edge within a week of each other.
‘The body of a man, believed to be from Mossel Bay, was found in the sea, while a woman’s remains were found by a passer-by, after the second incident, when they noticed tracks that left the gravel roadway.’
The woman, believed to have been from Grootbrakrivier, was found on the rocks with multiple injuries, while her vehicle and clothing items were found drifting in the sea below. Her death was the seventh in the area in January.
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