Crowdfunding drive for missing Wild Coast surferâs family
By Lorna Charles
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DURBAN - FRIENDS of Wild Coast surfer Robert Frauenstein have started a crowdfunding initiative to assist his family after he went missing off Chintsa beach while bodyboarding on April 13.
Tooth marks in his body board, which was recovered later, were confirmed to be those of a large a great white shark.
Maya Gitter-Fox, a veterinary student from the US who is working as a volunteer at Chinsta, started the crowdfunding initiative, and said while the Chintsa community had come together in support of Frauensteinâs family, she and other volunteers hoped to raise support from around the world through the initiative.
Search continues for missing E Cape body boarder
By Lorna Charles
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DURBAN - THE family of missing East London body boarder Robert Frauenstein, 38, believe he might have bitten by a great white shark.
Frauenstein was due to get married next month.
National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spokesperson Craig Lambinon said Frauenstein was body-boarding in the surf line at Cintsa on the Wild Coast last Tuesday but later in the day his body board was found washed up on the beach and he was nowhere to be found.
His board appeared to have bite marks on it. A search was launched, including by the NSRI and the police.
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Robert Frauenstein was last seen at Chintsa East Beach at 11:00 on Tuesday.
His bright yellow and pink body board was found washed up on the beach on Wednesday.
The family of the East London surfer, who disappeared while body boarding on Tuesday, believe he was eaten by a Great White shark.
Robert Frauenstein was last seen at Chintsa East Beach, outside East London, at 11:00 on Tuesday.
His bright yellow and pink body board was found washed up on the beach on Wednesday.
The board had teeth marks on it, which is believed to be from a shark.
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