The Police in Lebowakgomo outside Polokwane are investigating the death of two people which occurred in Chuniespoort Dam along the POLOKWANE-Lebowakgomo R37 road.
Police spokesman Moetshe Ngoepe said It is alleged that pair, both aged 19 years old, were sitting inside a Toyota Tazz sedan near Chuenespoort Dam, subsequently the fisherman on a boat realized that the vehicle is now driving away in a very high speed into the water and he alerted the police.
He said the police Search and Rescue Unit were immediately summoned to the scene, reacted swiftly and the search ensued until the bodies of these partners were recovered.
Ngoepe said during the recovery of the two bodies, the vehicle was also found but the cable snapped and vehicle went deep down the water.
The search was then abandoned for the Rescue Team to get the additional resources to remove it.
He said the two deceased were identified as Thabang Tladi and Kate Ramoshaba both aged 19 years old from Lebowakgomo Township and they were also students at a Repeat Part Time Centre at Seleteng village in the ga-Mphahlele area near Lebowakgmo.
Ngoepe said the motive behind this incident is unknown but domestic violence may not be ruled out.
The case of inquest has been opened and the Police investigations are still continuing including.
