{"id":298658,"date":"2026-03-26T14:01:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/?p=298658"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:01:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:01:28","slug":"liggaam-van-man-69-naby-langebaanweg-gevind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/liggaam-van-man-69-naby-langebaanweg-gevind\/","title":{"rendered":"Liggaam van man (69) naby Langebaanweg gevind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Die liggaam van &#8216;n 69-jarige man is op Dinsdag 24 Maart by die treinspoor by die ou Chemfosmyn-perseel gevind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die identiteit van die oorledene is bevestig as Pieter Esau wat sedert Saterdag 21 Maart vermis was. Esau is op Maandag 23 Maart as vermis aangemeld nadat hy nie terug huis toe gekeer het nie. Dit is die tweede lyk wat in minder as &#8216;n week in die omgewing gevind is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Weslander <\/em>het op Maandag 23 Maart berig oor &#8216;n <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/polisie-is-dringend-op-soek-na-inligting-wat-kan-help-om-onbekende-lyk-te-identifiseer\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQxxL5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFWMjY3RW14U2NQakh1M1Frc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlHt7R_FBF1sFzE8muM7iWhoMXU-wM01gt-OJVoOFAs2YCqXvqdqCJZYXWbo_aem_fAqMEMFZpN8_yamKjtk_CQ\">onbekende man <\/a>wat in die veld naby die ou Jacobsbaai-landingsbaan gevind is.<br>Volgens Mertle Ockhuys, wat Esau as &#8216;n oupa beskou het, het hy by sy dogter in Green Villiage gaan kuier ten tyde van sy verdwyning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alhoewel Esau &#8216;n ligte vorm van Alzheimers gehad het, het hy gewoonlik met sy stappies altyd by Ockhuys se ouma opge\u00ebindig, juis omdat hulle &#8216;n goeie band gehad het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Ons het gewag en gedink hy sou moontlik by my ouma opdaag, maar hy het nooit daar uitgekom nie. &#8220;Ons het ook gedink dat sy gedagtes hom sou terug vat na sy vrou se dood toe, en dat hy miskien by die begraafplaas sou wees, maar dit was ook nie die geval nie,&#8221; vertel Ockhuys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"798\" data-attachment-id=\"298694\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/liggaam-van-man-69-naby-langebaanweg-gevind\/whatsapp-image-2026-03-26-at-10-27-22\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-26-at-10.27.22.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"727,798\" 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=\"WhatsApp Image 2026-03-26 at 10.27.22\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-26-at-10.27.22.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-26-at-10.27.22.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-298694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-26-at-10.27.22.jpeg 727w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-26-at-10.27.22-273x300.jpeg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wyle Pieter Esau.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy het met <em>Weslander<\/em> gedeel dat die Vredenburg Soek en Reddingsdienste met haar kontak gemaak het, n\u00e1 hulle afgekom het op klere wat soos di\u00e9 van Esau gelyk het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens Edwina Boois, van die Vredenburg Soek en Reddingsdienste, het hulle op die klere afgekom naby die treinspoor. 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