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Fisherman finds human head on Umdloti Beach

Police removed human remains from Umdloti beach after a fisherman made the grisly discovery early this morning,

May 10, 2026
Kaylan Geekie Less than a minute
The remains of the human head found on a popular Umdloti beach on Mother's Day.

A human head washed up on Umdloti’s north beach on Sunday morning.

Umdloti Smart Village precinct manager Vicky Schnetler said a local fisherman made the gruesome discovery just after 8am on Mother’s Day and alerted the authorities.

“A fisherman identified the object as a human head at 8.14am this morning and stopped Marshall Security to report the incident,” she said.

Saps removed the remains from the beach.

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May 10, 2026
Kaylan Geekie Less than a minute

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Kaylan Geekie

Kaylan has been with The North Coast Courier since 2024 after spending more than a decade as a sports journalist in the United Kingdom. He graduated with First-Class Honours in Sports Journalism from the University of West Scotland and went on to work as the digital editor for Super XV, digital content editor for SCRUM magazine and as a Cricket Scotland correspondent before returning home to South Africa.
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