By Dylan Bettencourt
- The body of the last missing worker has been found at the collapsed Ormonde, Johannesburg construction site, ending the search.
- The death toll at the Ormonde construction site in Johannesburg has risen to nine after the final missing person was found dead.
The final missing person has been found dead at the collapsed construction site in Ormonde, Johannesburg. The death toll now stands at nine.
Rescue teams had been searching for one outstanding person after finding eight bodies earlier on Tuesday. The discovery of the final body brings the search to a close.
The collapse happened on Monday afternoon when a concrete slab on the second-floor deck gave way, trapping workers beneath it. Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS), the South African Police Service (SAPS) and other rescue teams have been at the site since Monday.
Earlier, Johannesburg EMS spokesperson Xolile Khumalo confirmed the toll had reached eight.
“Two individuals have been located and teams are currently working to extract them from beneath the concrete slab. One person remains unaccounted for, bringing the total death toll to eight,” Khumalo said.
Pictured above: Rescue teams at the scene of a construction site collapse in Ormonde, Johannesburg.
Image source: @EFFGautengProv
Editor’s note: This story has been updated. The death toll was six on Monday night, rose to eight on Tuesday morning, and has now been confirmed at nine after the final missing person was found.
