Overview
- Police Waterwing Search and Rescue recovered a male body from the Vaal River on Monday.
- A family member identified the deceased as 17-year-old Thomas Junior Sithole of Hoërskool Driehoek.
- Gauteng police confirmed the recovery, and the case has been transferred to Sasolburg in the Free State for investigation.
- Detectives are probing how the body entered the river and whether any foul play occurred.
- Relatives say they were notified only on Saturday and found no initial case recorded at the Vanderbijlpark police station.