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Body of Missing Hoërskool Driehoek Pupil Found in Vaal River as Sasolburg Police Take Over Probe

Detectives in the Free State will determine how the 17-year-old’s body ended up in the river.

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.