Cape Town – Police in the Eastern Cape have initiated an investigation following the accidental drowning of a 32-year-old woman in Gqeberha harbour.
According to police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg, the woman was operating a Ford Ranger on a vessel carrier at approximately 3:45 am when the vehicle allegedly accelerated, causing it to plunge into the harbour.
“While driving a Ford Ranger onto the vessel carrier [ship], witnesses alleged the vehicle accelerated and landed in the harbour.
“The woman could not exit the vehicle which submerged and she drowned,” Van Rensburg said.
Her body has been recovered, and her identity is being withheld pending notification of her next of kin.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
