{"id":39023,"date":"2022-01-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timessouthafrica.com\/?guid=75d65ad09826cbbd2c4478ddb6deff91"},"modified":"2022-01-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T00:00:00","slug":"media-invitation-police-minister-to-pay-homage-to-eastern-cape-officer-who-drowned-in-the-line-of-duty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timessouthafrica.com\/media-invitation-police-minister-to-pay-homage-to-eastern-cape-officer-who-drowned-in-the-line-of-duty\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Invitation: Police minister to pay homage to Eastern Cape officer who drowned in the line of duty"},"content":{"rendered":"
The South African Police Service will this Saturday, 15 January 2022 gather in their collective grieve, to bid farewell to one of their own, Captain Pierre Marx.<\/p>\n
The 53-year-old member was on Saturday, 08 January 2022 attending a complaint of drowning together with his co-divers from the East London K9 Search and Rescue unit.<\/p>\n
It is during the rescue mission in the Horse Shoe Valley area that Captain Marx struggled with a strong current, sweeping him into the heavy stream. His body was recovered in the early hours of Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
The floods in the province have claimed the lives of 21 people.<\/p>\n
Captain Pierre Marx was well-known member of the SAPS who was recognised for his outstanding heroic rescue activities within the Province. He has won a couple of Bravery Awards and was very popular among various communities who witnessed his sense of commitment to his work as a seasoned police diver.<\/p>\n
Police Minister, General Bheki Cele will deliver the eulogy at the funeral service of Captain Pierre Marx to be held on Saturday in East London.<\/p>\n
Members of the media are invited to attend the funeral service.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: South African Police Service<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The South African Police Service will this Saturday, 15 January 2022 gather in their collective grieve, to bid farewell to one of their own, Captain Pierre Marx.The 53-year-old member was on Saturday, 08 January 2022 attending a complaint of drowning t…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n