DURBAN – Police search and rescue teams recovered two bodies in separate incidents on Wednesday, with one victim found beneath the North Beach Pier and another discovered with a gunshot wound to the head in Inanda.

Members from Durban SAPS Search and Rescue were called out to North Beach for a confined space body recovery. The body of an adult male was found beneath the North Beach Pier covered with a blanket.

Members excavated an access point by digging through the beach sand between the pier pillars above the high water mark. The body was recovered and secured in a rescue stokes basket before being extracted and carried to the promenade where it was handed over to members from North Beach SAPS.

An inquest docket was opened.

In a separate incident, Durban SAPS Search and Rescue were called out to Inanda for a body recovery.

The body of an adult male was found in a ravine in the Amatikwe area. The victim had a gunshot wound to the head.

A rope rescue system was set up and the body was recovered using a rescue stokes basket and hauled up to the roadway where it was handed over to members from Inanda SAPS.

A murder docket was opened.

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