News24 | Cape of deadly storms: Treacherous rescue operation recovers woman's body in Wemmershoek mountains

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Wilderness Search And Rescue responded to a distress call on Sunday where a woman clearing vegetation had fallen. (Wilderness Search And Rescue/Facebook)

Wilderness Search And Rescue responded to a distress call on Sunday where a woman clearing vegetation had fallen. (Wilderness Search And Rescue/Facebook)

A woman's body has been recovered in from the mountains in the Wemmershoek area, between Paarl and Franschhoek, after she fell during the storm on Sunday evening.

Rescue teams faced a marathon operation to recover the body in severe weather conditions.

Wilderness Search And Rescue responded to a distress call on Sunday evening after a team of professionals clearing alien vegetation reported that one of their members had fallen.

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