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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