The body of a man was discovered in the rubble of a collapsed Little Falls office block under construction in Roodepoort on Saturday, Gauteng police said.

Inspector Karen Jacobs speaking from the scene said the body was discovered around 9.30am on Saturday.

Heavy earth moving equipment had managed to excavate large parts of the rubble and cleared much of the top rubble around an area where rescue dogs had reacted earlier.

The body of the man was discovered in the area rescue workers had been digging out since Thursday.

The identity of the man would be established to determine if he was the missing builder identified by the Star newspaper as 23-year-old Artur Magaizane.

Police photographers would now document the scene for investigative purposes, Jacobs said.

Sapa