Sandisiwe Mbhele

By Sandisiwe Mbhele

UX Content Writer


Man who saved boy from flooding Jukskei River is tracked down by MEC

The video went viral last week, with people calling for the rescuer to get a medal.


Vincent Khosa, the man who bravely saved a boy from the flooding Jukskei River was tracked down by MEC for community safety in Gauteng, Nkosi Sizakele-Malobane, reports Alex News.

Alex News reported on 9 March on a video that went viral showing Khosa making his way along a pole on which the boy was stranded above the flooding river.

Vision Tactical, a private security company, managed to track down Khosa and the young boy, Mplio Ngubane, with the help of the MEC.

The meeting was posted on their social media pages:

https://twitter.com/GP_CommSafety/status/1104718880281370630

In the video, the man steadily hops onto a pole to get to the child. The child then piggybacks on him as they safely make they way to land.

It was unclear how the child got there.

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