Search continues for missing East woman

Police are still searching for a 28-year-old Garsfontein woman who went missing five days ago.

Corne Gardener was last seen by her partner on April 15, at their place of residence, a plot in Garsfontein at around 13:00.

Upon his return to the house at 15:00, after getting food, he found Corne gone and their dog was closed up in the house.

Friends, family and police have since launched a search for Corne.

“She has not yet been found, a search is still underway,” said Captain Motshele Mashabela, missing persons detective at the Welbekend police station.

Mashabela said since the case was reported on April 16, police have searched various places including with family and friends that Corne used to visit.

“There are no leads at the moment. We are still searching and conducting interviews,” he said.

“She has no vehicle of her own and no vehicle was seen collecting her.”

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Corne was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, blue jeans and cream boots. She has a fair complexion with light brown hair and blue eyes and is around 1.68m tall.

Her sister Cindy told Rekord the family was having a difficult time trying to locate their missing sister.

She said they were deeply concerned about her and hoped that they would soon get some feedback from the police.

“We are desperate. We need to find her,” said Cindy.

“You always see it on TV and in movies and you never think it could happen to you.

“It is a terrible situation, it’s a terrible feeling. It’s not something I would wish on my enemy.”

Cindy called on anyone with information on Corne’s whereabouts to contact the family or the police.

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