{"id":53157,"date":"2023-06-29T12:01:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T10:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/drowning-victim-found-still-unidentified-20230628\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:49:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:49:51","slug":"drowning-victim-found-still-unidentified-20230628","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/drowning-victim-found-still-unidentified-20230628\/","title":{"rendered":"Drowning victim found, still unidentified"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_38383f4e\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"More than a week after he had disappeared, the bod\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8291\/201e11fe831a4d6c895fe830abd11c05.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9e1326b90e3046b09eb4885c114a5431.jpg\" title=\"More than a week after he had disappeared, the body of a man believed to have been cast net fishing illegally in Toronto Pan, Welkom, was retrieved on Saturday evening (24\/06), a little more than a week after he had gone missing.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">More than a week after he had disappeared, the body of a man believed to have been cast net fishing illegally in Toronto Pan, Welkom, was retrieved on Saturday evening (24\/06), a little more than a week after he had gone missing.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\">Vista<\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Supplied<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"Left\" id=\"embed_eaae9005\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8291\/988602a799d24234833a126d44814cfa.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a76893e0506c466e844154147c165235.jpg\" title=\"The personal belongings belonging to the man who drowned while cast net fishing illegally in Toronto Pan.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The personal belongings belonging to the man who drowned while cast net fishing illegally in Toronto Pan.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Body of illegal fisher retrieved from Toronto Pan almost two weeks later<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Two men were busy fishing in the pan when they were chased by security personnel<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>About 150 fish, one weighing about 10\u2009kg, were found in the nets<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>_________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The body of a man believed to have been cast net fishing illegally in Toronto Pan, Welkom, was retrieved on Saturday evening (24\/06), a little more than a week after he had gone missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 13 June, two men were busy fishing in the pan when they were chased by security personnel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey apparently tried to swim across the pan. One man got away, and the other drowned. The incident was reported and the police\u2019s diving unit was summoned to search for the body, but did not find anything,\u201d says Capt. Stephen Thakeng, media liaison officer for the Lejweleputswa police. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, on Saturday, the body was sighted floating in the pan. The diving unit was again summoned to retrieve it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No one has come forward to claim the deceased and a case of inquest has been registered for further investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supt Bokvel Pietersen of Matjhabeng\u2019s bylaw enforcement team confirmed the incident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn Saturday evening the body of the unknown fisherman was retrieved by the diving unit. It is believed that he was doing illegal net fishing when he drowned,\u201d he said<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pietersen says the assistance and support of the Bonanza Fishing Club and the neighbourhood watch was invaluable in the search and retrieval of the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nets that were being used by the two illegal fishermen were retrieved on 15\/6. A local fisherman told <em>Vista<\/em> that about 150 fish, one weighing about 10\u2009kg, were found in the nets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should anyone have information to help trace the relatives of the deceased, they are requested to contact Det. WO Riaan de Lange of Welkom\u2019s Serious and Violent Crimes unit at 082-821-9227, or the Crime Stop number: 08600-10111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The body of a man believed to have been cast net fishing illegally in Toronto Pan, Welkom, was retrieved on Saturday evening (24\/06), a little more than a week after he had gone 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