Police have launched an investigation after Tshwane Emergency Services personnel discovered two bodies in a building at the corners of Bosman Street and Pretorius Street.
The bodies were discovered on Tuesday, 14 May, as EMS teams tried to rescue a man who had fallen to a basement of the building through a lift shaft.
TSHWANE EMS DISCOVER TWO BODIES
Tshwane Emergency Services Department spokesperson Charles Mabaso said they were initially notified of a building on fire at the corners of Bosman Street and Pretorius Street. However, upon arrival at the scene, firefighters found that the building was not on fire, but a man had fallen to the basement through a lift shaft.
Mabaso said the police at the scene requested emergency services personnel to assist with lights and provide access to the victim.
Eventually, emergency services cut an opening in a steel door of the basement garage and used a step ladder to access the injured victim.
“The male patient was rescued, treated, and transported to hospital in a stable condition,” Mabaso said.
Upon further investigation of the scene, firefighters discovered two decomposed bodies floating in the water in a lift shaft.
“The South African Police Services (SAPS) immediately declared the scene a crime scene. Emergency Services, however, remained on the scene to assist with the recovery of the two bodies under the Command of the SAPS. The cause of the death of the two victims and the injured are under police investigation,” Mabaso added.
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