Police and emergency responders in Mount Vernon, KwaZulu-Natal, respond to reports that a body had been dumped near an unpaved road. Officers discover instead that a 26-year-old woman is sleeping under a white cloth.
According to the account provided by IOL, the initial call leads responders to treat the scene as a potential body, prompting investigation. The situation is clarified on arrival when the woman is found alive and resting rather than deceased. The report focuses on how the woman is mistaken for a dumped body and how officers resolve the misunderstanding at the scene.
The available information does not include details on whether charges are considered, the woman’s circumstances, or any investigation into how the report was generated. It also does not specify whether any witnesses reported seeing her there or why she was covered with a cloth.