Two cranes were used to lift the bus from the water. Damage caused by fire fighters using the jaws-of-life can be seen.
Removing the Bus
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Triage and CPR
Attempts to resuscitate Tanya Pieters with her father (brown shirt) looking on. She was taken to hospital by helicopter but passed away at 6pm the same evening (source: Belinda Kleynhans, sister).
Scene of the accident
Scenes of chaos as rescuers stand on the roof of the submerged bus, shocked bystanders looking on...
A lost cause
Doctors, nurses and paramedics working frantically to resuscitate some of the young victims...