Police deployed teams after 14 bodies were recovered from a mine in North West.
A total of 14 bodies were recovered from a disused mine in Nkaneng, Rustenburg, North West, prompting the South African Police Service (SAPS) to deploy additional specialised capacity to support ongoing rescue, recovery and investigative operations.
The deployment was ordered by Acting National Commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane following the recovery of the bodies on Tuesday.
SAPS said the intervention was aimed at strengthening the North West provincial team with specialised expertise, resources and personnel to assist with the complex recovery and investigation.
Dimpane commended North West Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Adams and the specialised teams for their progress under difficult and hazardous conditions.
