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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Police officers braved crocodiles and hippos to retrieve the body of a 26-year-old man from a Limpopo dam.<\/p>\n

The man has been identified as Guidance Manganye. He drowned on Tuesday while working at Thiergarten game farm in Ritavi near Tzaneen.<\/p>\n

Park rangers find body of teenager who drowned during KZN school trip<\/p>\n

“The victim and his 34-year-old colleague were reportedly working at the dam on Tuesday and were busy removing illegal fishing nets left behind by poachers, who fled the area while being chased by the farmer,” said police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Malesela Ledwaba.<\/p>\n

The men were on a canoe in the dam when they encountered a crocodile.<\/p>\n

Ledwaba said:<\/p>\n

A police search operation was delayed due to nightfall and because “equipment to repel the hippos” had to be found, Ledwaba added.<\/p>\n

“After long and gruelling hours, the body was retrieved from the dam, but not before the team had to negotiate their way, be alert and cautious about the presence of these dangerous animals,” said Ledwaba.<\/p>\n

An inquest docket has been opened.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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