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KINKELBOS <\/strong>– A team of detectives from the SAPS in Kinkelbos is looking for a missing woman, Michelle Ann Geisler (54) from Colchester, who was last seen on 3 February around 19:00, whilst hitchhiking to Gqeberha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the spokesperson for SAPS in the Sarah Baartman District, Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli, the preliminary police investigation has revealed that Geisler received a lift from a white Nissan NP200 bakkie on Tuesday and was dropped off near Stanford Road, Korsten, in Gqeberha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geisler is believed to be originally from the Western Cape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She has partial paralysis on her left side due to a stroke, and has two tattoos, a butterfly and a fairy, on her back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was wearing a beige top, navy pants, and a pair of brown boots at the time of her disappearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police are appealing to anyone with information about the whereabouts of Geisler to contact the investigating officer, Detective Warrant Officer Thabiso Nontshinga, on 082 302 6579. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The information may also be shared via CrimeStop on 08600 10111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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