{"id":294709,"date":"2025-11-19T13:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T11:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/police-appeal-for-help-finding-missing-harrismith-teenager\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:45:59","slug":"police-appeal-for-help-finding-missing-harrismith-teenager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/police-appeal-for-help-finding-missing-harrismith-teenager\/","title":{"rendered":"Police appeal for help finding missing Harrismith teenager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Harrismith police are urgently appealing to the public for assistance in locating a missing 17-year-old girl, Diane Fourie, who has not been seen since Monday 17 November. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diane, a resident of the Hope House Child Youth Care Centre, left the facility on Monday morning dressed in her school tracksuit to sit for her exams but never returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities believe that Diane may be in the company of her biological mother, Desse Adams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are concerned for Diane&#8217;s safety and well-being,&#8221; says Capt. 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