{"id":270554,"date":"2025-11-06T14:30:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T12:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/?p=270554"},"modified":"2025-11-06T14:30:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T12:30:20","slug":"police-request-help-to-locate-missing-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/police-request-help-to-locate-missing-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Police request help to locate missing man"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Welkom police are requesting assistance from the public to locate the 29-year-old Christopher Cloete, who was recently reported missing in Welkom.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He allegedly left home on Thursday 30 October, at approximately 07:00. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His vehicle was later traced by relatives and found parked at Elizabeth Street, with no sign of him.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Efforts to locate Cloete have proved unsuccessful. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-missing-person-s-file-has-been-registered\"><strong>Missing person&#8217;s file has been registered<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A missing person&#8217;s file has been registered and is under investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police have not determined what Cloete was wearing at the time of his disappearance. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is described as tall, with long brown hair.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"503\" data-attachment-id=\"270619\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/police-request-help-to-locate-missing-man\/police-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Police.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,503\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Police\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Police.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Police.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Police.jpg 600w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Police-300x252.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Police are appealing to anyone with information on the whereabouts of Cloete to contact Sgt Sello Mali of the Welkom Detective Services on 066 131 6695.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-case-such-as-this-highlights-the-importance-of-community-assistance-in-locating-missing-persons\"><strong>A case such as this highlights the importance of community assistance in locating missing persons<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, information can be provided via the Crime Stop number, 08600 10111, or through the My SAPS app.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/missing-woman-sought-20220413-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Missing woman sought<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A case such as this highlights the importance of community assistance in locating missing persons, \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>particularly when circumstances surrounding a disappearance remain unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Welkom police are requesting assistance from the public to locate the 29-year-old Christopher Cloete, who was recently reported missing in Welkom.  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