Search on for shepherds missing in heavy snow
01 August 2016 - 10:00
Rescuers using helicopters and tracking dogs were searching on Monday for as many as 40 shepherds who went missing after heavy snowfalls in the Eastern Cape. The shepherds were reported missing on Saturday in the Mount Fletcher area‚ reported SABC news. Joe Gqabi District Municipality spokesman Mandla Gceya said that police had found the bodies of three shepherds who were suspected to have succumbed to hypothermia.The search continues by air‚ using two Oryx Air Force helicopter and tracking dogs...
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