Decomposed body found floating in river

A decomposed body was found floating in a river in Groutville north of Durban on Sunday.

IPSS Medical Rescue said its search and rescue division received a call from police in KwaDukuza to help retrieve the body.

“On arrival, search and rescue personnel established that the body of an adult male was floating in a river. The severely decomposed body was retrieved by rescue members and handed over to police for further investigation into the circumstances surrounding the man's death,” said IPSS.

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