GEORGE NEWS - The young boy (8) who was involved in the latest incident on the Voëlklip road in Herold's Bay, walked more than two kilometres on his own in the blazing sun to find help after his mother (34) and sister (2) went over the cliff in their Fiat 500 last Thursday, 21 January.
"This is where I found him. Right here," said Herold's Bay local Anton Gerber, pointing at the spot where he picked up the young boy next to the road. "He was injured and kept holding onto his ribs in pain."
Gerber and his grandsons were on their way to the Voëlklip viewpoint when they came across the injured boy.
"He was crying, while asking for help and told me that his mother and sister were in the sea. At first I was confused and didn't know what he meant. I thought maybe they were washed off the rocks into the sea. It was only when he took me to where the vehicle went over the cliff that I realised what had happened," he said.
The boy took Gerber to the same place where Heidi Scheepers and her children went over the edge in October 2019. This viewpoint on the Voëlklip road, known as Hansie se bank, is one kilometre before you reach the Voëlklip viewpoint that overlooks Herold's Bay.
"I looked over the edge and could see his mother's body as well as parts of the car wreck floating in the ocean."
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