{"id":43605,"date":"2021-01-07T11:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=43605"},"modified":"2021-01-07T11:03:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T09:03:48","slug":"tourists-body-retrieved-at-victoria-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/tourists-body-retrieved-at-victoria-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourist&#8217;s Body Retrieved at Victoria Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"43606\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/tourists-body-retrieved-at-victoria-falls\/download-3-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/download-3-1.jpg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,168\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"download (3)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/download-3-1.jpg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43606 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/download-3-1.jpg?resize=300%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>By Naadiya Adams<\/p>\n<p>Search and rescue operations at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe have finally retrieved the body of a 40-year-old tourist who plunged to his death on New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p>Roy Dikinya, a Harare man is shown walking along the edge of the gorge in his sandals moments before he slips and falls.<\/p>\n<p>These images have been widely shared online since the incident occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Dikinya is reported to have fallen around 100 metres. His body was located through the use of inflatable boats, kayaks and ropes.<\/p>\n<p>According to state media a joint team comprising of police, parks rangers and volunteers took six hours to retrieve Dikinya\u2019s remains on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Accidents at the falls are not uncommon, fifteen years ago on New Year\u2019s Eve, a South African tourist slipped and died at Victoria Falls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Naadiya Adams Search and rescue operations at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe have finally retrieved the body of a 40-year-old tourist who plunged to his death on New Year\u2019s Day. Roy Dikinya, a Harare man is shown walking along the edge of the gorge in his sandals moments before he slips and falls. 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