A 51-year-old man is in critical condition after he attempted suicide at his residence in Watsonia.
The Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Tongaat Operations Center received a call for assistance from a neighbor. On arrival, the man was found lying on the ground. According to his wife, he was found hanging by a rope from a metal beam in their yard. She cut the rope and placed him on the ground. Medics stabilised him on scene and rapidly transported him to hospital in a critical condition.
Reasons as to why he intended on ending his life were not established.