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Notorius Voëlklip claims another life

Thursday, 30 January 2020, 09:43

The infamous Voëlklip viewpoint has claimed yet another life. On Wednesday morning, 29 January emergency services were summoned to Voëlklip after eyewitnesses saw a man in a white Ford Ecosport drive down the cliff at the viewpoint near Herold's Bay.

Photos: Kristy Kolberg

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Emergency services on the scene on Wednesday morning.
Emergency services preparing the body to be taken away by forensic pathology services.
Herold's Bay as seen from the Voëlklip viewpoint.
Rescue workers recovering the body. Photo: Supplied
The AMS helicopter above the Voëlklip viewpoint where the Ford Ecosport plunged down on...
The body being carried to the forensic pathology vehicle.
The man's body was recovered from the rocks at approximately 12:30.
The retrieved body was brought to the top from where it was removed by forensic pathology.
Tyre tracks could be seen in the fynbos where the Ford went down the cliff.
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