{"id":51693,"date":"2021-06-29T15:26:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T13:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/police-seek-help-identifying-body-found-on-beach-20210629\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T15:54:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T13:54:02","slug":"police-seek-help-identifying-body-found-on-beach-20210629","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/police-seek-help-identifying-body-found-on-beach-20210629\/","title":{"rendered":"Police seek help identifying body found on beach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_1c96d007\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11299\/68aa1806a9284c5bb9f2b4a58f62cabc.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/d609e42d1b9e4f5780749ea9beb1e4da.jpg\" title=\"\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\">News24<\/span> <span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Police are seeking the<br>\nassistance of the public to identify the body of a man that was found at Heaven<br>\nBeach in Elliotdale recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Police Spokesperson, Captain<br>\nSiphokazi Siwisa, it is alleged that a fisherman alerted<br>\nthe police after he saw the unknown body on the beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said on the police\u2019s arrival they found the body of the man, estimated to be above 40 years.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe deceased was wearing a navy, white and red track top, he has a Z<br>\ntattoo on his left leg and also a 2PAC tattoo on his left arm. 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