The body of a man found by police in Hawston has been identified as that of fisherman Anthony de Wit.
|||Cape Town - The body of a man found by police in Hawston has been identified as that of fisherman Anthony de Wit.
De Wit died after the fishing boat he was in capsized near Kleinmond on Monday.
Another member of the crew, Piet van As, also went missing after he tried to swim to shore.
A second body was found on Tuesday morning.
NSRI spokesman Craig Lambinon said, “The body has been handed over into the care of the Forensic Pathology Services and police are arranging for the family members to identify the deceased.”
Police said an inquest docket had been opened.
Cape Argus