Community opens hearts to rescue workers

For two days, the community of Vryheid provided food and drinks to rescue workers while they tirelessly searched for the body of 59-year-old Mfaniseni Dlamini. Dlamini drowned in Klipfontein Dam on February 5 after his canoe capsized. Rescue workers from Empangeni K-9 Search & Rescue, Vryheid K-9 Search & Rescue, AbaQulusi Fire & Rescue, as well as KwaZulu Private Ambulance Services joined the search on Monday. Frikkie Bekker of KwaZulu Private Ambulance Services and Marlize Harmse took it upon themselves to co-ordinate food for the rescue workers. Without hesitation, Gerhard Vermaak, Wimpy Vryheid, Chicano’s, McDonald’s Vryheid and Romans Pizza also jumped on board to provide proper meals for everyone during the search.
After hours of diving, the rescue workers couldn’t find the body and the Empangeni team returned to shore empty-handed on Tuesday afternoon to refill their diving cylinders. They resumed the search on Wednesday morning… However, that evening, the body surfaced on its own. Colleagues of Dlamini were still at the scene and alerted authorities when they saw the body rise to the surface.
On behalf of all the rescue workers, thank you to Marlize Harmse and the donors for taking care of them while they were taking care of business…

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