Search for missing VW Polo intensifies after deaths of 3 constables
Bulelwa Hoala
The South African Police Service (SAPS) on Wednesday confirmed that they found vehicle parts in the Hennops River in Centurion.
According to reports, experts are trying to establish if the front and back bumpers could be linked to the missing VW Polo which was used by the three Free State constables whose bodies were recovered from the river on Tuesday.
A police reflector jacket belonging to one of the officers was also found.
In a statement released on Wednesday, SAPS Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said all three families of the deceased were notified of this latest development.
“Experts are trying to establish if these vehicle parts are linked to the VW polo that the three police officers were travelling in. A police reflector jacket belonging to one of the deceased police officers has also been found.
“SAPS divers, City of Tshwane divers and EMS, SAPS Special Task Force (STF) divers, Search and Rescue South Africa, have located a metal object that they suspect may be the missing vehicle. This metal object was felt by divers 4km from the N1. There is no confirmation as yet that this metal object is covered by debris,” said Mathe.
This comes after the SAPS positively identified the bodies of Boipelo Senoge (20), Cebekhulu Linda (24), and Keamogetswe Buys (24) who were reported missing on Thursday, 24 April.
Their bodies were among five recovered at various points of the Hennops River.
The bodies of a male administrator who worked at Lyttelton Police Station and an unidentified woman were also recovered from the river.
The trio was last seen near the Grasmere Toll Plaza on the N1 while driving to their deployment in Limpopo.
Their vehicle was believed to have veered off the N1 bridge.
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