{"id":52070,"date":"2022-10-24T18:57:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T16:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/vermiste-paartjie-se-lyke-in-dam-in-stellenbosch-gevind-20221024\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T04:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T02:39:09","slug":"vermiste-paartjie-se-lyke-in-dam-in-stellenbosch-gevind-20221024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/vermiste-paartjie-se-lyke-in-dam-in-stellenbosch-gevind-20221024\/","title":{"rendered":"Vermiste paartjie se lyke in &#8216;n groot gat in Stellenbosch gevind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Die lyke van die vermiste Matie-student en sy vriendin, wat sedert Vrydag 21 Oktober vermis is, is Maandagoggend in \u2019n groot gat in Stellenbosch gevind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die polisie op die toneel het bevestig dat die lyke di\u00e9 van Ethan Kirkland (19) en Leila Lees (18) is, en dat hulle in die voertuig waarin hulle laas gesien is, gevind is. Die omstandighede rakende die voorval is steeds onbekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_73428ca1\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ethan en Leila\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7491\/dd1fad6a7d1d409e9534a1959374c712.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7fbb8782532e4f32a56f2b77fcc9e400.jpg\" title=\"Ethan Kirkland (19) was \u2019n BSC-student aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch en Leila Lees (18) \u2019n kelnerin by \u2019n restaurant op Stellenbosch. \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Ethan Kirkland (19) was \u2019n BSC-student aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch en Leila Lees (18) \u2019n kelnerin by \u2019n restaurant op Stellenbosch. <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\">Eikestadnuus<\/span> <span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ethan en Leila\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7491\/f392ccfbc705416d8dad7d16e44b9435.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/826a881e5fc64549a7123a3708b7d99e.jpeg\" title=\"Die wrak is sowat 200 meter vanwaar Kirkland by die The Niche-woonstelle gebly het, gevind. Hulle is laas by die woonstel gesien.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Die wrak is sowat 200 meter vanwaar Kirkland by die The Niche-woonstelle gebly het, gevind. Hulle is laas by die woonstel gesien.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\">Eikestadnuus<\/span> <span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Francois Lombard<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ethan en Leila\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7491\/789dac59b2dc4056ba8b4c8cea5d71ae.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/497be99f97f148eebe1682cecd4aafc5.jpeg\" title=\"Die polisie op die toneel het bevestig dat die lyke di\u00e9 van Ethan Kirkland (19) en Leila Lees (18) is en dat dit in die voertuig waarin hulle laas gesien is, gevind is. Die omstandighede rakende die voorval is steeds onbekend.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Die polisie op die toneel het bevestig dat die lyke di\u00e9 van Ethan Kirkland (19) en Leila Lees (18) is en dat dit in die voertuig waarin hulle laas gesien is, gevind is. Die omstandighede rakende die voorval is steeds onbekend.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\">Eikestadnuus<\/span> <span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Francois Lombard<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ethan en Leila\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7491\/9b26cfc0274a450ea8cfea7f9f0d8adf.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5ff752b138114335ba2f728ed0c09584.jpeg\" title=\"Volgens \u2019n anonieme bron het Kirkland-hulle \u2019n vriend omstreeks 23:45 by sy woonstel in Claassenstraat afgelaai. Die kaart wys verder dat die twee omstreeks 23:53 laas in Jan Cilliersstraat gesien is. \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Volgens \u2019n anonieme bron het Kirkland-hulle \u2019n vriend omstreeks 23:45 by sy woonstel in Claassenstraat afgelaai. Die kaart wys verder dat die twee omstreeks 23:53 laas in Jan Cilliersstraat gesien is. <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\">Eikestadnuus<\/span> <span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Kirkland was \u2019n BSC-student aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch en Lees \u2019n kelnerin by \u2019n restaurant in die dorp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die nooddienste is na die toneel op die hoek van Paul Kruger- en Birdstraat in Stellenbosch ontbied kort nadat vier minderjarige seuns op die wrak afgekom het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOns het tussen 09:00 en 10:00 hier verbygekom op soek na goed wat ons kan verkoop toe ons die wiele van die kar onder die water sien uitsteek. Ons het eers verbygeloop, maar toe ons terugkom, het ons nader gegaan om te kyk en die mense in die straat gevra om die polisie te bel,\u201d het een van die seuns ges\u00ea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die wrak is sowat 200 meter vanwaar Kirkland by die <em>The Niche<\/em>-woonstelle gebly het, gevind. Hulle is laas by die woonstel gesien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2019n Soektog is Maandagoggend deur vriende en kennisse van die paartjie van stapel gestuur met twee WhatsApp-groepe van meer as 500 lede elk. Die wrak is kort voor die soektog, wat om 10:00 sou begin, gevind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Op die WhatsApp groepe is \u2019n padkaart gedeel, met tydaanwysings van waar hulle Vrydagaand laas op beeldmateriaal gesien is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens \u2019n anonieme bron het Kirkland-hulle \u2019n vriend omstreeks 23:45 by sy woonstel in Claassenstraat afgelaai. Die kaart wys verder dat die twee omstreeks 23:53 laas in Jan Cilliersstraat gesien is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDie polisie is omstreeks na die dam 10:10 ontbied, waar slegs die wiele van die motor sigbaar bo die water uitgesteek het. Die duikeenheid van die polisie is ontbied en die liggame van die oorledenes is uitgehaal. Beide slagoffers is deur mediese personeel op die toneel dood verklaar,\u201d het die polisiewoordvoerder kapt. Nathalie Martin ges\u00ea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c \u2019n Geregtelike doodsondersoek is vir verdere ondersoek geopen en ons vra enigeen wat inligting het oor die ontdekking van die wrak om die Crime Stop- tolvrye nommer by 08600 10111 te skakel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die families van die oorledenes kon nie ten tyde van publikasie vir kommentaar bereik word nie. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die lyke van die vermiste Matie-student en sy vriendin, wat sedert Vrydag 21 Oktober vermis is, is Maandagoggend in \u2019n groot gat in Stellenbosch 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