Yesterday morning (Saturday, 11 August) a 51-year-old male was shot several times in an apparent attempted robbery while cycling near the Letamo Estate in the Kromdraai area.
According to Netcare 911 spokesperson, Shawn Herbst the man was airlifted after paramedics responded to reports of shooting at about 10:30am.
A motorist was driving in the Cradle of Humankind looking for new hiking spots with his friend. They turned off and a kilometre down the road they heard someone crying out “help me”.
They alerted the paramedics and shortly after arriving the wounded man was treated on scene by an advanced life support paramedic and due to the nature of his wounds the Netcare 2 air ambulance was called to airlift him to a specialised medical facility.
Police were on scene to investigate the matter.
Captain Appel Ernst, communication officer of the West Rand Cluster, issued a statement asking that any person with information come forward.
“Any person who might have witnessed this incident are requested to contact Crime Stop on 0860 10111.”
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