Missing Sodwana Bay charter boat found, no trace of skipper

The search for missing Sodwana Bay skipper John Matambu is ongoing after the burnt out boat was located earlier this morning (Sunday).

Authorities involved in the search have published the following update:

– Matambu’s boat has been found near Dobela completely burnt out

– ⁠The charter was made by a shady character supposedly for his wife, daughter and himself, but he was the only one who arrived in the morning.

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– ⁠The information on where he was staying in Sodwana hasn’t checked out, and he was noticed in and around Sodwana the past few days (not sure how long).

– ⁠The boat was chartered to go quite far up the coast towards Mozambique.

– ⁠Matambu was last heard from at 11:30am on the 16 March. Having reached the designated charter point, and since then there has been no further contact from him.

– ⁠A team of people have just arrived at the boat location, and are now searching the area.

– ⁠The boat was definitely beached and the medical kit has been found, used and not burnt.

– ⁠At this stage people are being asked not to visit the boat location, as they are trying to preserve potential evidence and footprints etc.

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