WATCH | Man rescued from Letaba River after four-day ordeal

JOHANNESBURG  - Imagine being stranded in a tree in a flooded River for four days. 

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Rescue teams in Limpopo managed to save a man who had been stuck in the middle of the Letaba River in Tzaneen.

Footage shows the moment the helicopter was able to winch the man out of the tree. 

The Letaba River has been in flood due to heavy rains that hit the province and other parts of the country.