TimesLIVE reports that the body of a lifeguard who disappeared during a rescue in Muizenberg has been found.  

Thokozani Mthethwa, 23, who was employed as a seasonal lifeguard by the City of Cape Town, disappeared on Saturday while going to the assistance of a kite surfer off St James beach.  He was being pulled on a sled behind a jet ski piloted by a senior lifeguard when he vanished.  A search involving the National Sea Rescue Institute, police divers and fellow lifeguards continued for three days before Mthethwa's body was found on Tuesday on the shore between Sonwabe and Sunrise Beach.  Paramedics declared him deceased on site.  The City expressed its heartfelt condolences to his family and friends, as well as his colleagues, and indicated further:  “This is the first staff member that the recreation and parks department has lost in the line of duty.  His life will be honoured among the few exceptional men and women who sacrificed their own lives to save others.”

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