{"id":44163,"date":"2024-11-26T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T06:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/missing-claremont-man-found-dead-in-newlands-forest-20241126\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:09:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:09:55","slug":"missing-claremont-man-found-dead-in-newlands-forest-20241126","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/missing-claremont-man-found-dead-in-newlands-forest-20241126\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing Claremont man found dead in Newlands Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The search for 66-year-old Dhananjaya Naidoo ended tragically when his body was discovered in Newlands Forest. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, with an inquest and post-mortem pending. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Police continue to investigate the incident, urging anyone with information to come forward.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The search for 66-year-old Dhananjaya Naidoo, who went missing on Saturday 16 November, came to a tragic end. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His body was discovered on the contour path in Newlands Forest on Wednesday 20 November, according to Claremont police. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spokesperson Sgt Wesley Twigg confirmed the discovery. \u201cThe body of the missing person was found yesterday in Newlands Forest. 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