St francis bay
Second suspect arrested in connection with St Francis Bay elderly murder
Police spokesperson Gerda Swart said they arrested a 25-year-old man in the early hours of Sunday.
The cause of the blaze, that broke out at in the afternoon, was not yet known.
Hundreds of people were forced to evacuate on Tuesday as the blaze raged through parts of the seaside community.
No injuries have been reported and dozens of residents and holiday-goers had been urged to evacuate.
The National Sea Rescue Institute found the man 300 metres offshore near where he's believed to have drowned.
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) were alerted to a Gansbaai man who landed in trouble on Saturday.
One person was killed, eight fishermen disappeared in the water while seven were rescued. A search has been ongoing since.
Their fishing boat capsized off the coast of St Francis Bay at the weekend.
On Sunday, a Chokka boat capsized, killing one crew member. Seven others were rescued and taken to hospital.
One crew member died and seven others survived. Several of them had to be hospitalised.
The National Sea Rescue Institute spent Sunday conducting an extensive sea air and shoreline search for the men.
Police are awaiting a report determining whether the 11-year-old boy had criminal capacity.
A St Francis fire yesterday left one home completely destroyed and four others damaged.
Emergency officials at the scene of a house fire in St Francis Bay.
An insurance company says claims are streaming in after the devastating fires at St Francis Bay on Sunday.
Alexander Forbes says it has received claims totaling R30 million from Sunday’s fire at St Francis Bay.
The local municipality confirmed that 76 homes were damaged by Sunday evening’s fire.
St Francis residents claim firefighters hogged the main water supply, dropping the water pressure.
St Francis Bay residents in the Eastern Cape have described scenes of desperation and sheer destruction.