A 50-year-old father, Bertus van Niekerk, died after his vehicle plunged off the DEADLY Voëlklip cliff on Thursday afternoon.
HIS BODY WAS RECOVERED ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON
According to a report by the George Herald, Bertus was described as a loving man who can be missed.
His mom, Kobie Theron, informed the publication on Friday that Bertus was a liked man.
“Everyone loved him and we are going to miss him dearly. His loss leaves an emptiness that nothing will ever fill,” mentioned his damaged mom, Kobie Theron, earlier at this time.”
His mom mentioned.
BERTUS LEAVE BEHIND THREE CHILDREN, TWO DAUGHTERS AND A SON
He leaves behind his two daughters, his son, his mom, his sister, and his spouse. The household has requested that their privateness be revered.
Police spokesperson Sergeant Christopher Spies mentioned emergency providers had been dispatched to the scene at about 15:30 on Thursday.
“Emergency services were dispatched to the scene at about 15:30 after a member of the public alerted authorities about a vehicle that went down a cliff. A search and rescue operation resulted in the retrieval of the body of a 50-year-old man from George, later.”
Sergeant Christopher Spies
He mentioned George police opened an inquest docket following the incident.
ALSO READ: Husband kills spouse earlier than turning the gun on himself at Voëlklip
POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT
“The investigation into this matter continues.”
NOT THE FIRST FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE EXACT SPOT:
- A husband killed his spouse earlier than turning the gun on himself at Voëlklip in George in April 2022. A passerby found the physique of a person together with his spouse seated subsequent to him on a bench in vital situation at round 16:30.
- The 57-year-old Jo-Anne Lourens from Delville Park was killed when her vehicle not too long ago went down the infamous Voëlklip cliff in George in March 2022.
- Conrad Maree (33) was killed when his bakkie went over the lethal cliff on Tuesday, 8 February.
- The deaths of the 2 75-year-old ladies at Voëlklip Cliff in February 2021 was considered one of many related incidents which have taken place on the widespread Western Cape fishing spot over time.
- In January 2021, a 34-year-old girl was travelling along with her daughter, 2, and son, 8, when her vehicle additionally plunged off the cliff. The son managed to flee earlier than the crash. The toddler’s physique was discovered by a fisherman a month later.
- In October 2019, Heidi Scheepers and her two youngsters, Hugo and Cozette – aged 6 and a couple of – died after their vehicle fell down the identical cliff. The our bodies of Heidi and Hugo had been recovered however not of Cozette.
ALSO READ: Tragedy strikes once more at Voëlklip: Man, 33, dies after bakkie plunges off cliff
According to a report by Dotsure, Voëlklip has been a degree of rivalry amongst involved residents, who’ve debated whether or not the street ought to be closed.
The report moreover said that it was declared protected for public use by the Herold’s Bay Ratepayers Association and Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Roads, offered drivers train warning.
It prompt that the matter of road closure was made more complex as a result of the positioning runs by privately-owned land and is recognised as an space of leisure and tourism worth.
“To address this, George Municipality facilitated a Task Team, which consisted of the Department of Environmental Affairs, Western Cape Provincial Transport and Public Works, Herold’s Bay Ratepayers Association, and the owner of the property. Remedial work was proposed by the Task Team and approved by the provincial authority – but because the road is on private land, the municipality was not allowed to allocate funds to it and the project was unable to move forward.”
ALSO READ: Missing girl killed in an accident on the infamous Voëlklip cliff