Body of 42-Year-Old Man Found Floating in Free State Dam

• A 42-year-old man's body was found floating in a dam near Meadows Road in the Free State
• The man was last seen driving his car on 25 October 2024 before going missing
• Residents reported that a car had been abandoned nearby since that day, and the police's search led to his body's discovery

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered criminal activities, police investigations, police shootouts and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.

FREE STATE — A 42-year-old man who was last seen on 25 October was found floating in a dam in the Free State.

Missing man found in dam

According to IOL, members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) at Bloemspruit received a call in the early morning of 30 October. The caller informed them that a Toyota Corolla had been abandoned near the dam on Meadows Road. The police investigated and drove to the area where it was cited.

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When the patrol vehicle arrived, it found a blue car with its doors unlocked. The officers alighted their truck and started searching the area around the dam, looking for the car's occupants. The team found the 42-year-old man's body floating in the dam. The officers called the Bloemfontein Diving Unit, whose members entered the water to retrieve the body.

After the body was identified, his relatives said he was last seen driving his car on 25 October. The police opened an inquest docket and are investigating the crime.

Gangster's body found floating

In a similar incident, Briefly News reported that the bodies of a Western Cape gangster and his alleged accomplice were found at the bottom of a dam in the Free State.

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The police investigated a missing person's case after his wife reported him missing. He had travelled to Johannesburg to conduct business. It's believed a Colombian cartel kidnapped him after he had reportedly stolen cocaine worth millions.

His body was found at the bottom of the dam after the Colombians reportedly demanded a R50 million ransom to release him.

Source: Briefly News