KNYSNA NEWS - While the police are still awaiting the autopsy report following the death of Stanley de Bruin (39), whose body was found six days after he went missing in the Knysna Lagoon, for six days, the Southern Cape Police spokesperson, Captain Malcom Pojie said, "Preliminary indications are that he drowned.”
This morning (Thursday, November 5), Pojie denied rumours that the police are investigating a case of murder following De Bruin's death. "We only opened an inquest docket."
A family member of De Bruin (39), found his body in the water near Belvidere, Knysna on Friday, October 30 at about 12:00.
According to an earlier police report from Pojie, De Bruin was last seen on October 24 when he dived into the lagoon next to the train bridge, waved at his friends and said, "I'm going for a swim."
Police divers from all over the Southern Cape embarked on an extensive six-day search.
The day after De Bruin disappeared under the water, an old friend, Donovan Oliver who was with him at the time, said he and his friends were baffled about what happened.
"I knew him for years. He would never in his life harm a fly. He did not deserve to die this way."
Click here for previous articles:
- Missing man's body comes ashore
- Man's body found by family member
- Missing man's body found in Belvidere
- Call for help in search of missing man
- Search continues for missing fisherman
- Update: Fisherman missing in Knysna lagoon
- Fisherman missing in Knysna lagoon
ARTICLE AND PHOTO: CHRISTO VERMAAK, KNYSNA-PLETT HERALD - NEWS EDITOR
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