Community surprised by good service

e686f6ca79e2.jpgEarlier this week a Mevana family woke to find one their family members laying motionless on the floor. ‘€œWe didn’€™t know how to check if he was alive or not, and we didn’€™t know what to do, so we phoned them [the emergency services],’€ said one of the family members.

‘€œWe are used to the Department of Health being slow to respond, or not responding at all, so everyone was very surprised when the ambulance arrived so soon. And it was another surprise when the police arrived soon after that.’€

The emergency services determined that the man had died from an electric shock when he tried to fix faulty electric cables in the house.

Next to arrive was the forensic services who investigated the scene and removed the body.

Despite the sadness of the situation, the family expressed their surprise and gratitude about the rapid service by the emergency services.

Story by Mtshana Mvlisi, an OurHealth Citizen Journalist reporting from Lusikisiki in the OR Tambo health district in the Eastern Cape.

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