Media Statement
South African Police Service
Office of the Provincial Commissioner Free State

FREE STATE - On 14 July 2020 the search was again conducted by Bethlehem K9, Harrismith police and the community. The body was discovered at the foothills of Plattenberg at Botanical Gardens outside Harrismith. He was found with a gun wound to the head, a .270 rifle was found next to his body. No foul play is suspected at this stage and an Inquest case will be registered for further investigation.

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