Police in the Western Cape have opened an inquest docket following the discovery of a woman’s body on Table Mountain, spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana confirmed on Saturday. The discovery was made on Friday afternoon. The unidentified woman, according to Rwexana, was in her mid-30s. “A post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death,”..
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Another body discovered this weekend on Table Mountain
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UK Foreign Office issued a warning to visitors of Table Mountain after Ukranian businessman was killed during a hike at tourist hot-spot
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A prominent safety group who monitor crime in the Table Mountain National Park have released a fiery statement on their social media pages, slamming the government and local authorities for failing to protect visitors. Visit Table Mountain at your own risk.” The embittered post was shared on Sunday afternoon, just a day after a Ukranian..
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12 hours of drama as two climbers die on Table Mountain
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A team of 30 spent 12 hours on an “extremely difficult rescue” on a Table Mountain rock face‚ Wilderness Search and Rescue said on Tuesday.
Two of the three climbers who got into difficulties on Monday on Arrow Final‚ beneath the upper cableway station‚ were declared dead by paramedics lowered from a cable car. They were a man and a woman.
The only survivor‚ another woman‚ was winched into the cable car and taken to hospital. The names of the two women — both foreigners — and the man have not yet been released.
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