Tshwane EMS recover 2 bodies from Pretoria CBD building

JOHANNESBURG - Tshwane Emergency Services have recovered two bodies from a building in the Pretoria CBD.

They were found while paramedics were attending to a call for an injured victim.

It's understood that a man fell into the basement of a building through an elevator shaft.

Tshwane EMS said that the two decomposed bodies were subsequently found floating in water in the lift shaft.

"Emergency services, however, remained on the scene to assist with the recoveries of the two bodies under the command of the South African Police Services. The cause of the deaths of the victims and the injuries of the victims is under investigation," said spokesperson Charles Mabaso.