Four men rescued after bridge floods

Four men had to be rescued after finding themselves trapped beneath a flooded bridge on Bryanston Drive in Bryanston‚ Johannesburg‚ on Monday afternoon.

ER24 spokesman Russel Meiring said the four men were trapped when a river flooded during heavy rains.

“SAPS search and rescue donned their wetsuits while community services diverted most of the traffic. ER24 assisted the rescue teams‚using rescue throw-ropes‚ to retrieve the four men.

“After a short few minutes‚ all four men were brought to the nearby banks where they were assessed by ER24. Fortunately‚ no one sustained any injuries‚” Meiring said.