Unfortunate! South African Actor Meets Death At Shooting Scene

Odwa Shweni

A superstar Actor, Odwa Shweni, was rehearsing on location in the Drakensberg when he fell 40m off a cliff on Thursday


South Africa A list Actor, Odwa Shweni met his unfortunate death as he fell off the clip during an acting rehearsal. The 39-year-old actor from Centurion, Johannesburg was reportedly shooting a fight scene at the Sterkspruit Waterfall near Monks Cowl. He was found dead the following morning and his body was recovered. The film producer and crew are still traumatized by the sudden death of the actor.
One of the film’s producers, Gillian Schutte, said: “This has been a tragic accident and our thoughts and condolences go out to the deceased’s family as well as friends and co-workers on the production. Many of us who worked on the shoot are still in a state of shock and trauma”.

A tour guide at the location also paid tribute to the actor by revealing that the actor arrived at the location and paid for a tour. He further explained, “They didn’t have a guide because they never requested one and no one knew they would walk as far as to that part of the cliff.  They rehearsed at a very dangerous section of the reserve. There was no way that guy could have survived, the cliff he stood on is slippery and there’s a huge waterfall. We were called when there was this incident and we searched till very late.”
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