Pastor finds body of naked woman floating in Eastern Cape dam with her hands and feet bound
The Port Elizabeth K9 Search and Rescue Unit retrieved the body from the water.
SAPS at Bethelsdorp Lake. Image: NewsEveryday website
The naked body of a woman, with her hands and feet bound and head wrapped in a towel, has been discovered in a lake in Bethelsdorp in the Eastern Cape.
There were rings on her wedding finger when her body was found on Thursday, according to police.
A local pastor made the gruesome discovery when he went to his usual praying ground near the lake, behind the West End swimming pool.
“Initially, he thought it was a cardboard box but on closer inspection, he discovered that it was the body of a naked woman,” said police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu in a statement.
The Port Elizabeth K9 Search and Rescue Unit retrieved the body from the water.
Naidu said no visible injuries were noted, but a post-mortem examination would be conducted to determine the cause of death as well as the race and age of the woman.
Police are investigating a case of murder and are trying to trace the woman’s next of kin.
Anyone who can assist in identifying the woman, who is aware of a missing woman, or who can assist in tracing the perpetrator, has been urged to contact the police.
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