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Community urged to help find missing Mbombela man

The Wedderspoon family is calling on the community for help in finding their missing loved one.

Elaine Wedderspoon is appealing to the community to help search for her husband,

Johnny (61), who went missing from their home at Lake View Caravan Park along the Kaapsehoop Road in Mbombela.

According to Elaine, he left home at 07:30 on Thursday, August 21, and no one has seen or heard from him since. “He was last seen walking in the Kaapsehoop direction,” she said.

Johnny was wearing khaki shorts and a white-beige T-shirt, and was carrying a brown duffel bag.

Elaine told Lowvelder that Johnny uses crutches to walk as he is waiting for a hip replacement.

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“He also has a heart condition and a history of strokes,” she said.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact Elaine on 072 698 4023, their son Jonathan on 068 355 9585, or their daughter Luchelle on 066 494 7329.

A missing person’s case has been opened at the Nelspruit Police Station.

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Riot Hlatshwayo

Riot Hlatshwayo is a senior journalist based in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. He is the former Bureau Chief of the Sowetan Newspaper in Mpumalanga. Riot has written for more than 16 publications in South Africa and abroad. He is also a former journalist at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).
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