Phillip Tucker, ex-husband of former Miss World Anneline Kriel, was found dead in his swimming pool at his Sandhurst home on Monday morning, Netcare 911 said.
Spokesperson Mark Stokoe said it appeared that Tucker (59) had fallen from the roof or ladder while trying to adjust his TV aerial during the early hours of the morning.
”He had quite a swollen wound to the back of the head. His domestic worker found him face down in the water. He was wearing his pyjamas and socks. We do not know if he died from the head wound or if he drowned,” said Stokoe.
There was a ladder against the wall and the TV aerial was lying on the ground.
”Friends on the scene said he did not sleep very well so it was likely that he was watching TV late at night.”
He said Tucker lived alone in a house on a security estate in Sandhurst, Johannesburg. — Sapa