Cape Town - The search for a child who fell into a canal and the man who tried to rescue her had to be called off this afternoon due to the poor weather conditions.
The City of Cape Town's Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said at around 13:20 on Thursday, the rescue services were alerted to the incident near 8th Avenue, Belgravia Estate in which a child had fallen into the canal.
"Fire crews from Ottery and Epping fire stations and divers from Roeland Street fire station were dispatched to the scene. When they arrived, residents told the officer in charge that a man had jumped into the canal as well.
"Members of the Ottery fire crew positioned themselves in Klipfontein Road across from the Mary Harding School, while Epping's crew was at Koedoe and Hickory Street, and at Loerie and Cornflower Street, and divers at the sewerage plant," Carelse said.
He added that police divers were at Buckner Road in Hazendal, and that a buoy was thrown into the canal to ascertain a possible exit point. The buoy emerged at Koedoe Street and Hickory Street.
"The dive supervisor, however, called off the search at 16:34 due to adverse weather conditions," Carelse added.
The search for a child who fell into a canal and the man who tried to rescue her was called off on Thursday afternoon due to the poor weather conditions. Picture: Supplied
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