{"id":45141,"date":"2024-07-24T06:30:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T04:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T03:07:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T01:07:21","slug":"three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Three bodies found in Bloubergstrand and Milnerton beaches amid tragic drowning incidents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The bodies of three men were found at Small Bay Beach in Bloubergstrand and Lagoon Beach in Milnerton over the weekend. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The first body, believed to be that of a missing fisherman, was recovered on Sunday morning. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The other two bodies were found on Monday.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The body of a man was found at Small Bay Beach in Bloubergstrand on Sunday morning (21 July) while rescue teams recovered the bodies of two young men who went missing at Lagoon Beach in Milnerton on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of print, the names of the deceased men were unknown as their families were still in the process of identifying their bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said they believe the body found at Small Bay may be that of a fisherman, an adult male, who went missing at Small Bay on Saturday (20 July) after being swept off rocks while fishing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHowever, formal identification will need to be made in cooperation with police and forensic pathology services,\u201d said NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/tygerburger\/bodies-of-two-men-found-at-lagoon-beach-in-cape-town-20240722\" target=\"_blank\">Bodies of two men found at Lagoon Beach in Cape Town<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Terence Lawson, NSRI Melkbosstrand duty coxswain, said at 15:02 on Saturday, NSRI Melkbosstrand duty crew and the City of Cape Town\u2019s water-rescue network were activated following eyewitness reports of an angler swept off rocks at Small Bay, Bloubergstrand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_e2259c76\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cThe local coast-watch community immediately initiated a visual search along that stretch of coast,\u201d <\/div>\n<div class=\"citation\">Craig Lambinon<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The body was recovered by police divers, from rocks on the shoreline at low tide on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt has been taken into the care of police and government health forensic pathology services,\u201d Lambinon said. \u201cCondolences are conveyed to the family of the deceased man.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-missing-men\">Missing men<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In a separate incident on Sunday, an extensive search was conducted for a 19-year-old man and a 20-year-old man who went missing at Lagoon Beach, Milnerton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NSRI said it appears they had reportedly chased after a soccer ball that landed in the surf while the local soccer team that they are a part of were playing soccer on the beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entering the water at Milnerton\u2019s Lagoon Beach to retrieve the ball, it appears that they were both caught in strong rip currents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Monday morning 22 July, the Table View police and the police\u2019s diving services responded to north of Milnerton Beach where the public had reported the bodies of two men on the beach found during the Spring low tide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ |&nbsp;One dead, two missing at sea<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn arrival on the scene the two bodies, that may be those of the two young men from yesterdays incident at Lagoon Beach, were recovered by police officers and police divers and taken into the care of government health forensic pathology services,\u201d Lambinon told the newspaper on Monday morning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lambinon said formal identification by families is protocol that has not yet been observed on Monday, \u201cand we cannot emphasise enough the respect of all care being provided by police and forensic pathology to the families and friends in this sad tragedy that they are facing\u201d, said Lambinon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been learned that surfers, and a Good Samaritan, using an NSRI pink rescue buoy, had tried to save the two young men. \u201cWe have not been able to identify them. We commend them for their efforts despite the sad outcome,\u201d Lambinon said on Monday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-missing-pink-rescue-buoys\">Missing pink rescue buoys <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span><em>TygerBurger<\/em><\/span> reported last week of the missing pink rescue buoys that were installed at Bloubergstrand\u2019s Kids Rock and Kite Beach (\u201cHelp find pink rescue buoys\u201d, 17 July). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_d49ed2aa\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cThese buoys are vital for assisting in saving lives, and we urgently need your help in locating them,\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"citation\">Rhine Barnes, chair of the Melkbosstrand Neighbourhood Watch.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The pink rescue buoys of Kids Rock were installed just last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) installed two pink rescue buoys off Kleinbaai<a href=\"Bloubergstrand fishing trip: Body of missing Kathu man, dogs found in Melkbosstrand\" target=\"_blank\"> in response to a drowning incident that had occurred there on Tuesday 14 May<\/a>. The incident claimed the lives of two men, Pierre Lotter (23) and Willem Pretorius (47) as well as three Dachshund dogs. The two men, from Kathu in the Northern Cape, and their three dogs <a href=\"Bloubergstrand fishing trip: Body of missing Kathu man, dogs found in Melkbosstrand\" target=\"_blank\">had gone fishing at Kids Rock<\/a>, off-shore of Bloubergstrand, in the vicinity of the Blue Peter Hotel on Tuesday the 14th. Pretorius was found dead in Bloubergstrand, near the Blue Peter, while Lotter and the three dogs were reported missing on the day. Their bodies washed ashore a few days later in Melkbosstrand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you spot a pink buoy, return it to the NSRI Station at Melkbosstrand, or call 082 994 7555.<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bodies of three men were found at Small Bay Beach in Bloubergstrand and Lagoon Beach in Milnerton over the weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":45143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozacityvision":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakomani-karoo":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweslander":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"a60a4ad2-78f4-4189-a8a0-2baf865241f8","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"Kailin Daniels","background_color":"","block_editor":"","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-45141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Three bodies found in Bloubergstrand and Milnerton beaches amid tragic drowning incidents | TygerBurger<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Three bodies found in Bloubergstrand and Milnerton beaches amid tragic drowning incidents\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The bodies of three men were found at Small Bay Beach in Bloubergstrand and Lagoon Beach in Milnerton over the weekend.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TygerBurger\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TygerBurger\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-07-24T04:30:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-20T01:07:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54a3e63fd7e0494f9f966601795ec23a.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kailin Daniels\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@tygerburger\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@tygerburger\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"TygerBurger\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"TygerBurger\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0f71e348ba4b9942416d90370345e952\"},\"headline\":\"Three bodies found in Bloubergstrand and Milnerton beaches amid tragic drowning incidents\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-07-24T04:30:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-20T01:07:21+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":766,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/54a3e63fd7e0494f9f966601795ec23a.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2024\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\\\/\",\"name\":\"Three bodies found in Bloubergstrand and Milnerton beaches amid tragic drowning incidents | TygerBurger\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/54a3e63fd7e0494f9f966601795ec23a.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-07-24T04:30:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-20T01:07:21+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/54a3e63fd7e0494f9f966601795ec23a.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/54a3e63fd7e0494f9f966601795ec23a.jpg\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"The EMS\\\/AMS Skymed rescue helicopter and a metro rescue squad drone team joined in the extensive air, sea and shoreline search.PHOTO: Community Medics\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Three bodies found in Bloubergstrand and Milnerton beaches amid tragic drowning incidents\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/\",\"name\":\"TygerBurger\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"TygerBurger\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/tyger-burger-site-icon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/tyger-burger-site-icon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"TygerBurger\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/TygerBurger\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/tygerburger\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/tygerburger\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@TygerBurger-SA\"],\"description\":\"Tygerburger has been a staple in the northern suburbs of Cape Town for many years, providing readers with timely and relevant local news. TygerBurger is a free weekly community newspaper distributed in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, serving areas including Bellville, Durbanville, Parow, Kuils River, Brackenfell, Kraaifontein, Goodwood, Milnerton, Table View, Tyger Valley, De Grendel, Mitchells Plain, Eerste River, Elsies River, and Ravensmead.\",\"email\":\"tygerburger@novusmedia.co.za\",\"telephone\":\"+27219106500\",\"legalName\":\"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2025-01-01\",\"vatID\":\"4100318916\",\"taxID\":\"2000\\\/018234\\\/07\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"51\",\"maxValue\":\"200\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0f71e348ba4b9942416d90370345e952\",\"name\":\"TygerBurger\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ae2ee35b60e108b154991fcbdb6e9114c9fa89c1b3386c09fa6f9b73c43dd5af?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ae2ee35b60e108b154991fcbdb6e9114c9fa89c1b3386c09fa6f9b73c43dd5af?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ae2ee35b60e108b154991fcbdb6e9114c9fa89c1b3386c09fa6f9b73c43dd5af?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"TygerBurger\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/author\\\/tygerburger\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Three bodies found in Bloubergstrand and Milnerton beaches amid tragic drowning incidents | TygerBurger","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Three bodies found in Bloubergstrand and Milnerton beaches amid tragic drowning incidents","og_description":"The bodies of three men were found at Small Bay Beach in Bloubergstrand and Lagoon Beach in Milnerton over the weekend.","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\/","og_site_name":"TygerBurger","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TygerBurger\/","article_published_time":"2024-07-24T04:30:30+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-20T01:07:21+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1080,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54a3e63fd7e0494f9f966601795ec23a.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Kailin Daniels","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@tygerburger","twitter_site":"@tygerburger","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"TygerBurger","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\/"},"author":{"name":"TygerBurger","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#\/schema\/person\/0f71e348ba4b9942416d90370345e952"},"headline":"Three bodies found in Bloubergstrand and Milnerton beaches amid tragic drowning incidents","datePublished":"2024-07-24T04:30:30+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-20T01:07:21+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\/"},"wordCount":766,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54a3e63fd7e0494f9f966601795ec23a.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2024","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\/","name":"Three bodies found in Bloubergstrand and Milnerton beaches amid tragic drowning incidents | TygerBurger","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54a3e63fd7e0494f9f966601795ec23a.jpg","datePublished":"2024-07-24T04:30:30+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-20T01:07:21+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54a3e63fd7e0494f9f966601795ec23a.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54a3e63fd7e0494f9f966601795ec23a.jpg","width":1080,"height":1080,"caption":"The EMS\/AMS Skymed rescue helicopter and a metro rescue squad drone team joined in the extensive air, sea and shoreline search.PHOTO: Community Medics"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/three-bodies-found-in-bloubergstrand-and-milnerton-beaches-amid-tragic-drowning-incidents-20240723-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Three bodies found in Bloubergstrand and Milnerton beaches amid tragic drowning incidents"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/","name":"TygerBurger","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#organization","name":"TygerBurger","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tyger-burger-site-icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tyger-burger-site-icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"TygerBurger"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TygerBurger\/","https:\/\/x.com\/tygerburger","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tygerburger\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TygerBurger-SA"],"description":"Tygerburger has been a staple in the northern suburbs of Cape Town for many years, providing readers with timely and relevant local news. TygerBurger is a free weekly community newspaper distributed in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, serving areas including Bellville, Durbanville, Parow, Kuils River, Brackenfell, Kraaifontein, Goodwood, Milnerton, Table View, Tyger Valley, De Grendel, Mitchells Plain, Eerste River, Elsies River, and Ravensmead.","email":"tygerburger@novusmedia.co.za","telephone":"+27219106500","legalName":"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd","foundingDate":"2025-01-01","vatID":"4100318916","taxID":"2000\/018234\/07","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"51","maxValue":"200"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#\/schema\/person\/0f71e348ba4b9942416d90370345e952","name":"TygerBurger","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ae2ee35b60e108b154991fcbdb6e9114c9fa89c1b3386c09fa6f9b73c43dd5af?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ae2ee35b60e108b154991fcbdb6e9114c9fa89c1b3386c09fa6f9b73c43dd5af?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ae2ee35b60e108b154991fcbdb6e9114c9fa89c1b3386c09fa6f9b73c43dd5af?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"TygerBurger"},"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/author\/tygerburger\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54a3e63fd7e0494f9f966601795ec23a.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45177,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/one-dead-two-missing-at-sea-20240722\/","url_meta":{"origin":45141,"position":0},"title":"One dead, two missing at sea","author":"TygerBurger","date":"22 July 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The body of a man was found at Small Bay Beach in Bloubergstrand on Sunday morning while rescue teams are continuing their search for two young men who went missing at Lagoon Beach in Milnerton on Sunday.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/b17fbe12764a42e48d10918864e73f2a.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/b17fbe12764a42e48d10918864e73f2a.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/b17fbe12764a42e48d10918864e73f2a.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/b17fbe12764a42e48d10918864e73f2a.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45171,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/bodies-of-two-men-found-at-lagoon-beach-in-cape-town-20240722\/","url_meta":{"origin":45141,"position":1},"title":"Bodies of two men found at Lagoon Beach in Cape Town","author":"TygerBurger","date":"22 July 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The bodies of two young men were found at Lagoon Beach in Milnerton earlier today (22 July).","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f21ec8c3051c4e9eb9239ad5c6373bf7.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f21ec8c3051c4e9eb9239ad5c6373bf7.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f21ec8c3051c4e9eb9239ad5c6373bf7.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f21ec8c3051c4e9eb9239ad5c6373bf7.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":46621,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/residents-organisations-concerned-about-public-drinking-at-bloubergstrand-beach-and-milnerton-lagoon-beach-20240502\/","url_meta":{"origin":45141,"position":2},"title":"Residents, organisations concerned about public drinking at Bloubergstrand Beach and Milnerton Lagoon Beach","author":"TygerBurger","date":"2 May 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Numerous residents and organisations are concerned about public drinking at Bloubergstrand Beach and the Milnerton Lagoon, with some reporting glass chards found in the sand.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6262f00c2d024abb8883ecb4f27833f6.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6262f00c2d024abb8883ecb4f27833f6.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6262f00c2d024abb8883ecb4f27833f6.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6262f00c2d024abb8883ecb4f27833f6.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":52327,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/beaches-full-despite-pollution-20230110-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":45141,"position":3},"title":"Beaches full despite pollution","author":"TygerBurger","date":"11 January 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Despite hazardous pollution in the Milnerton Lagoon and Small Bay Beach in Bloubergstrand, visitors flocked to these beaches for some \u201cfestive relaxation\u201d.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a1fbb4f62c584f3682bcba809e4d0e66.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a1fbb4f62c584f3682bcba809e4d0e66.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a1fbb4f62c584f3682bcba809e4d0e66.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a1fbb4f62c584f3682bcba809e4d0e66.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a1fbb4f62c584f3682bcba809e4d0e66.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a1fbb4f62c584f3682bcba809e4d0e66.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":46618,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/residents-organisations-concerned-about-public-drinking-at-bloubergstrand-beach-and-milnerton-lagoon-beach-20240504-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":45141,"position":4},"title":"Public drinking at beaches causes outrage","author":"TygerBurger","date":"4 May 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Numerous residents and organisations are concerned about public drinking at Bloubergstrand Beach and the Milnerton Lagoon, with some reporting glass chards found in the sand.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6262f00c2d024abb8883ecb4f27833f6.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6262f00c2d024abb8883ecb4f27833f6.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6262f00c2d024abb8883ecb4f27833f6.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6262f00c2d024abb8883ecb4f27833f6.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":46345,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/bloubergstrand-fishing-trip-body-of-missing-kathu-man-dogs-found-in-melkbosstrand-20240520-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":45141,"position":5},"title":"Bloubergstrand fishing trip: Body of missing Kathu man, dogs found in Melkbosstrand","author":"TygerBurger","date":"20 May 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The body of Pierre Lotter, the 23-year-old missing from Kathu in the Northen Cape, and two dachshunds dogs were found washed up in Melkbosstrand at Haakgat Beach on Sunday, Table View police have confirmed.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/90395ff3100b44f4bc7afccbb5a9738c.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/90395ff3100b44f4bc7afccbb5a9738c.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/90395ff3100b44f4bc7afccbb5a9738c.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/90395ff3100b44f4bc7afccbb5a9738c.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"TygerBurger","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45141\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45141"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=45141"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=45141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}