Mysterious body found in compromising position
Body of a man found standing dead on its feet.
A post mortem will form the basis of a police investigation after the body of a man was found at the Manie Mulder Adventure Centre yesterday 2 January.
The man, believed to be in his mid 40’s, was found by a visitor who went to enjoy the tranquil waterfall setting at the Centre when he noticed some neatly placed clothing and a cap on the banks of the water stream.
This led to the witness, who did not want to be named, becoming suspicious and he investigated the matter further.
He claims that the body was literally standing in the water holding something in his hand at the time of his discovery.
The security on site, the Sector 8 Community Policing Forum (CPF) and the Roodepoort police was contacted.
On arrival the CPF assisted the police’s Forensic team who collected the body at about 5.15pm for further investigation.
He immediately contacted the security on site who notified the Community Policing Forum and the Roodepoort SAPS. The CPF sector 8 responded swiftly and assisted the SAPS until the arrival of the Forensic team who came to collect the body for further investigation.
Bystanders told the news that churches in the area would use the grounds to host spiritual practices as they believe that the water flowing there to be sacred.
A Roodepoort police official on scene could not verify the cause of the death, and will wait for a post mortem to clarify the cause of this mysterious death.
