SAPS: Body of actor recovered in the Drankenberg.

Body of actor recovered in the Drankenberg.

KwaZulu-Natal: Earlier today, members from Pietermaritzburg Search And Rescue and Empangeni K9 Search and Rescue were called out to a scene at Monks Cowl in the Drakensburg. An actor that was busy with a fight scene rehearsal between himself and another actor, fell down the Sterkspruit Waterfall yesterday, 12 April 2018 at about 17:30.

The victim ended up too close to the river and lost his footing and was swept away by the water over the falls. The film set had no safety measures in place. The body was recovered at 10:30 today with the assistance of the S.A. Mountain Rescue Club and Okhahlamba Fire & Rescue services. Winterton SAPS Inquest docket opened.