Flooding: Elderly couple hoisted to safety by air force helicopter, Loch Vaal

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Flooding: Elderly couple hoisted to safety by air force helicopter, Loch Vaal
Flooding: Elderly couple hoisted to safety by air force helicopter, Loch Vaal. Photo: Arrive Alive

At 10:04 Saturday morning, 16 January 2021, Netcare 911 along with multiple other emergency services responded to a flooding at Loch Vaal in Vanderbijlpark.

Reports indicate that localised flooding had occurred after heavy rains over recent days.

Emergency workers were unable to successfully move an elderly couple who had become stranded at their home.

A South African Air Force Oryx helicopter was activated to hoist the couple to dry land where they were found to have sustained no injuries.

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