"I don't know what we must do, but we must do something, " said Sophia Europa, from Bredasdorp, fighting off tears.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

It has stirred outrage in Bredasdorp and, in fact, throughout South Africa, from people shocked that a young woman like Booyson could suffer so much.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

According to South Africa's Die Burger newspaper, security guards found the 17-year-old in an industrial area of Bredasdorp in the Western Cape province on Saturday morning.

BBC: South African gang-rape murder angers ANC women

South African media reported that private security guards found the 17-year-old in an industrial area of Bredasdorp, a town some 130km (80 miles) from Cape Town, on Saturday.

BBC: Jacob Zuma (file photo)