Update
MOSSEL BAY NEWS - The Pinnacle Point Estate Homeowners Association confirms with regret the tragic incident at the Estate over the weekend, in which an elderly female resident lost her life and her husband was injured.
The Association has conveyed its condolences to the next-of-kin of the deceased, as well as offered the necessary support to the family concerned.
The incident was reported to the estate security on Saturday morning. The South African Police Service were also informed and they are investigating the incident. Video footage was provided to the police to assist them in their investigations.
At this stage, no suspects have been identified. The SAPS and the Pinnacle Point Security will continue with investigations.
The estate has state-of-the art security cameras and systems in place 24 hours a day and at this stage internal investigations revealed no defects or system breakdowns over the period that the incident may have occurred..
The 438-hectare fenced estate is traversed by the public St Blaize walking trail, over which a servitude is registered.
Access to the estate via the trail is monitored 24 hours per day by guards stationed at the entrances as well as by thermal and analytical security cameras.
The estate borders onto approximately 4,3 km of rocky coastline with high cliffs and is surrounded by densely bushed public land elsewhere.
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