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495 bodies await identification in Western Cape freezers


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Department of Health at Western Cape
There are 230 unidentified bodies in storage at Salt River mortuary alone and 495 bodies lying in freezers across the Western Cape, waiting for somebody to identify them. These bodies are unknown and unclaimed - police have not yet figured out who they are, or where their family is. What plans do the Western Cape government have in order to deal with this?

Guest: Mark Van Der Heever – Assistant Communications Director
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