{"id":271578,"date":"2025-10-23T15:12:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/body-of-young-bloemfontein-man-recovered-from-quarry-of-death-seven-days-after-drowning\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T15:41:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:41:54","slug":"body-of-young-bloemfontein-man-recovered-from-quarry-of-death-seven-days-after-drowning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/body-of-young-bloemfontein-man-recovered-from-quarry-of-death-seven-days-after-drowning\/","title":{"rendered":"Body of young Bloemfontein man recovered from Quarry of Death seven days after drowning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BLOEMFONTEIN<\/strong> \u2013 Police divers have recovered the body of Benjamin van Wyk from the Witherow quarry in Heidedal seven days after he tragically drowned in the deep blue waters while swimming. The body was retrieved around 12:20 today, Thursday, 23 October, after the search had been called off on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The man-made hole has been dubbed the Quarry of Death due to the drowning of multiple people, of all ages, over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recovery of Benjamin&#8217;s body has brought a sense of relief to his grief-stricken parents and the entire community of Heidedal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are relieved as the family that Benjamin&#8217;s body has been found. We are thankful to every person who has been supporting us, including the police members who retrieved the body. We have been receiving messages of support during this extremely difficult period,&#8221; says Llowallen Minnie, his father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hamlet Scheepers, member of the Heidedal Neighbourhood Association, has also expressed relief that the victim&#8217;s body was recovered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1439\" data-attachment-id=\"271580\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/body-of-young-bloemfontein-man-recovered-from-quarry-of-death-seven-days-after-drowning\/police-divers-who-retrived-the-body-leave-the-scene-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Police-divers-who-retrived-the-body-leave-the-scene-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1439\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SX50 HS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1761222291&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;51.875&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Police divers who retrived the body leave the scene\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Police-divers-who-retrived-the-body-leave-the-scene-1-1024x576.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1_Police-divers-who-retrived-the-body-leave-the-scene-1.jpg\" alt='' class=\"wp-image-271580\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Police divers who retrieved the body of Benjamin van Wyk, leaving the scene at the Witherow quarry. PHOTO: Teboho Setena<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We appreciate every effort towards assisting with the recovery of the body of Benjamin. I have been coming to this quarry from the first day upon hearing about the tragedy, monitoring and hoping to see the body floating \u2013 this was my duty as a member of the association. We are now working towards closing this tragic chapter by arranging Benjamin&#8217;s funeral,&#8221; Scheepers says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The frantic search was initially delayed on the first day due to poor light conditions. Police members of the Welkom Diving unit continued their work the second day \u2013 Friday, 17 October \u2013 but were also unable to retrieve the body, despite employing various search measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sgt. 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