Zim GBC News | Mat North Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n
VICTORIA FALLS \u2014 The body of an American tourist has been recovered from the Victoria Falls gorge, following a multi-day search and recovery operation by Zimbabwean and Zambian authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tourist, whose identity has not yet been officially released, is believed to have slipped and fallen into the 108-meter-deep chasm on Monday after crossing the Victoria Falls Bridge from Zimbabwe into Zambia. The alarm was raised on Tuesday by a local lodge after the guest failed to return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A joint police team located the body lodged between rocks in the gorge late Tuesday, prompting a shift from a search and rescue to a recovery mission. On Wednesday, police divers, secured by ropes, conducted a hazardous descent to retrieve the remains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis was a highly complex and dangerous operation due to the terrain and powerful currents,\u201d said a spokesperson for the Zambian police involved in the recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur deepest condolences go to the family of the deceased.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The management of the lodge that reported the tourist missing expressed profound sadness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are devastated by this tragic incident and are providing full support to the authorities and the tourist\u2019s family during this incredibly difficult time,\u201d a representative stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zambian police later confirmed the recovered body was that of the missing American. Investigations into the exact circumstances of the death are ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FOLLOW US FOR REAL-TIME UPDATES:
\u00b7 X (Twitter): @ZimGbc
\u00b7 Instagram: @ZimGBCNews
\u00b7 TikTok: @ZimGBCNews_01
\u00b7 Facebook: Zim GBC News
\u00b7 YouTube: Zim GBC News<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Get real-time alerts on WhatsApp:
+263 773 820 323<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zim GBC News | Global News From An African Perspective\u00a9\ufe0f2026<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Zim GBC News | Mat North Correspondent VICTORIA FALLS \u2014 The body of an American tourist has been recovered from the Victoria Falls gorge, following a multi-day search and recovery… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11805"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11807,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11805\/revisions\/11807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}