ZRP rescues woman stranded in Mutirikwi River

A capsized tree-bark canoe left three people fighting for survival on a crocodile-infested stretch of the Mutirikwi River.

Woman rescued after a night in a tree
  • ZRP's Sub-Aqua Unit pulled her to safety Thursday.
  • She survived overnight by climbing a tree.
  • Crocodiles and hippos roam that river section heavily.
  • Her improvised canoe flipped around 4 PM on Wednesday.
Two still missing near Renco Mine
  • Both males remain unaccounted for after the capsize.
  • One of them is a school-aged child.
  • They were crossing from Zaka to Renco Mine.
  • Witnesses on Zaka's side heard their distress calls.
 

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