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Update: Search for Rikus Kylander continues

Search efforts continue after the Noordheuwel learner went missing while snorkelling in Mozambique.

December 20, 2025
Heinrich Greyling Less than a minute
Rikus Kylander went missing in Mozambique. Photo: submitted

Hoërskool Noordheuwel matriculant Rikus Kylander was last seen on December 18 after going snorkelling with friends at Ponta do Ouro Beach in Mozambique.

According to his sister, Clarise Kylander, search efforts have continued since his disappearance.

The area that has been searched so far. Photo: submitted

• Read the initial article here: Teen missing while snorkelling in Mozambique

“There is no news yet on his whereabouts,” she said on December 20.

Rikus Kylander. Photo: submitted

She added that the family has since stepped back from the search and has left the operation in the hands of the South African Sea Rescue Institute.

This is a developing story. Krugersdorp News will keep readers updated.

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December 20, 2025
Heinrich Greyling Less than a minute

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