The bodies of two missing George electrical students were retrieved from the rubble of the collapsed George building earlier this week.
Both were in the building when it imploded on Monday last week, killing at least 33 people.
They were from the UXi Artisan Development and the Africa Skills Private College in George.
The body of Sihle Mohle, 28, was retrieved from the debris on Monday afternoon.
Mohle began her three-year apprenticeship in January 2023.
She had been a student at the Industria campus of Africa Skills for the last 16 months.
By request of the parents, the identity of the second student, whose body was extracted from the deconstructed building material on Monday, is not being made known at this stage.
Both were conducting their scheduled host employer workplace exposure under professional supervision of a qualified artisan during the deadly implosion.
Elsie Harmse, chief executive of UXi Artisan Development, said the Africa Skills George campus staff and students continued to pray for those affected.
“However, it is with deep sorrow that we’ve learnt that both our learners have sadly passed away.
“They have been positively identified by their respective families,” Harmse said.
“On behalf of fellow learners, facilitators and the staff of Africa Skills in George, I am sharing our sincere condolences with the parents, next of kin and other relatives.
“We visited both families while they were in George and our hearts go out to them.”
Harmse said the families involved had asked that their privacy be respected.
“I would like to thank our Africa Skills apprentices, learners and staff for supporting the families over the past week with prayers and worship, and also for respecting their privacy now.”
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