UPDATE: Olifantsvlei search | Emergency teams retrieve body

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JOHANNESBURG - The body of a second person who was washed away during a cleansing ceremony in Kliprivier has been found.

On Thursday, the body of 18-year-old Ayaphiwa Ndothi was found.

Their drowning has brought fresh attention to religious rituals in rivers and dams when water levels are high.

EMS officials urging everyone to practice caution at rivers, especially during religious ceremony's.