SA: Zim man burned beyond recognition in shack fire; another drowns after being swept into sea

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SOUTH AFRICA: The Asanda Village community in Western Cape is reeling after a man burned beyond recognition during a shack fire on Saturday 18 March.

The incident happened at about midnight and the cause is unknown.

Musa, a resident and neighbour of the deceased said he was disturbed by his death.

“I heard about the incident on Saturday morning. The guy who died in the shack fire lived in the same street as us. He is a foreign guy, but I don’t know his name and nationality.

“The time the incident occurred I was asleep because I was drunk. I woke up past 07:00 and that’s when I heard about the news,” said Musa.

He said he doesn’t know how many people were staying in the house.

Musa described the incident as tragic. He stated that he doesn’t want to assume the cause of the fire, but stated that there was power in the area.

Lwandle Police Station spokesperson Sgt Mthokozisi Gama confirmed the incident, saying the deceased is a Zimbabwean national.

“Police have opened an inquest docket after a 40-year-old man from Zimbabwe burned to death in a shack fire in Asanda Village on Saturday.

“Police were busy with their normal patrol duties when they saw a shack fire at Linda Street.

“Fire fighters were called to extinguish the fire,” he said.

Gama stated that the police do not suspect foul play at the moment.

*Zimbabwean drowns after being swept into sea in Hermanus*

Cape Town – A photo opportunity by a trio on the rocks in Hermanus ended in tragedy on Tuesday after one of the men drowned.

According to the NSRI Hermanus, its duty crew and the police were activated following witness reports of three men, believed to be Zimbabweans, being swept by the waves into the surf.

On arrival at the scene, it was found two men had managed to reach the shore and were safely out of the water.

A search commenced for the missing man. Minutes into the search, he was located and recovered from the surf on to the NSRI rescue craft.

“He was brought to the NSRI Hermanus rescue station where CPR efforts were commenced by NSRI medics and an NSRI paramedic. They were joined by WC Government Health EMS paramedics. After extensive efforts to resuscitate the man were exhausted, he was declared deceased,” the organisation said.

The rescue organisation said the survivors were transported to hospital by emergency ambulance, while the body of the man was taken into the care of Government Health Forensic Pathology Services.

Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk confirmed a foreign national died during a drowning incident near a hotel in Hermanus. Van Wyk said an inquest was opened for investigation. _*SAMedia*_