Unconfirmed reports have it that an unidentidied body washed up at the beach close to Quinjata today.

This has until now not been connected to the 17 year old boy from Middelburg who went missing whilst swimming at Quinjata with his cousin, who made it safe back to shore.

A large scale search has been launched to find Muller Steyn who vanished whilst swimming in Quinjata yesterday.

Prayer requests for Muller’s safe return were shared widely on social media.

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