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By IOL Reporter 
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Cape Town – The body of lifeguard Thokozani Mthethwa, who went missing near Muizenberg beach over the weekend, has been recovered.
His body was recovered late yesterday afternoon between Strandfontein and Mnandi beach.
Employed as a seasonal lifeguard by the City of Cape Town, 23-year-old Mthethwa fell from a rescue sled towed by a jet ski while on his way to help a kitesurfer in distress on St James Beach just before 3 pm A senior lifeguard had been operating the rescue craft.
Western Cape Police spokesman Capt. FC Van Wyk said Tuesday that members attached to the SAPS diving unit, along with the SAPS air wing unit, had used a helicopter to conduct aerial searches along the coast from Mnandi Beach to Kommetjie Main Beach on Monday.
SAPS divers had also conducted a coastal patrol on quads and 4x4s from Muizenberg to Mnandi Beach without success.
At around 5 p.m., police informed the dive unit that a body had been washed up between Sunrise Circle and Mnandi Beach, Van Wyk said.
” The body was on dry land, it was not necessary for the divers to attend the previous scene. An investigative case was registered for investigation, ”he said.
He left too soon. Thokozani Mthethwa, a respectful, funny, motivated, responsible and adventurous young man. Rest in Eternal Peace TK. He will be greatly missed. 😢![CDATA[]]> 😢![CDATA[]]> 😢
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Mthethwa is suspected of having fallen from the sled some 50 to 100 meters from shore.
The first responders had immediately launched a search operation, with the help of the National Institute of Maritime Rescue, Cape Town law enforcement, the Fire and Rescue Service, Disaster Risk Management and Emergency Medical Services.
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