Poovin Nairainsamy
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The funeral of the missing truck driver, Poovin Narainsamy, will take place on Wednesday in Phoenix.
His body is currently on its way from Cape Town to Durban and is expected to arrive today.
Police confirmed they found the 40-year-old's body on May 24.
Narainsamy disappeared on May 11 when his truck was swept away during severe flooding on the R46, near Wolseley.
Authorities said that on Saturday, a body was discovered on the riverbank of a farm in Wolseley.
Forensic pathology tests later confirmed the body was that of the missing driver.
Speaking to the POST on Thursday, his wife, Roma Narainsamy, said she was devastated not only by the confirmation of her husband’s death but also by the way their family received the news.
“I did not even know that they had found a body on Saturday and that the authorities suspected it was my husband. The police did not contact me nor did any Cape Town authorities,” she said.
“I only found out because my husband’s friend came to know and told me that the body they found would undergo DNA testing to determine whether it was Poovin or not.”
She said she eventually learned of the confirmation through her husband’s friend rather than directly from police.
“On Sunday evening Poovin’s friend came to see me and said the police confirmed that the body they had found was that of my husband. I was really upset to get the news from his friend rather than the police."
She said that when she sent her husband to work that day, she expected him to return home safely "not like this … in a body bag”.
The grieving widow said she was trying to remain strong for their sons while navigating the painful loss.
“I am trying to stay strong for my sons but it is not easy grieving for my husband,” she said.