{"id":299520,"date":"2026-06-08T12:25:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/?p=299520"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:29:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:29:44","slug":"third-body-recovered-in-addo-river-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/third-body-recovered-in-addo-river-tragedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Third body recovered in Addo river tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ADDO, Eastern Cape<\/strong> -A third body has been recovered after a Toyota Hilux carrying five Zimbabwean nationals was swept into the Coerney River in Addo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The body of the missing driver, aged 35, was discovered on Sunday morning by community members who had been searching along the riverbank since the initial incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police spokesperson Captain Marius McCarthy confirmed the latest development, saying the recovery was made approximately one kilometre from where the 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