Two SANDF members confirmed dead after falling into a disused mine shaft in Roodepoort

Two SANDF members have been confirmed dead after falling into a disused mine shaft in Roodepoort on Friday morning.

According to police, the members were in pursuit of suspected illegal miners during Operation Prosper when they slipped and fell into the shaft.

A SAPS media statement says senior police members and acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia have expressed their deepest condolences following the tragic loss of the SANDF members.

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