While a man had indeed been taken in for questioning on Wednesday, it later emerged that it was not the original person of interest.
The family of missing Sodwana Bay skipper John Matambu says the pain and anguish of not knowing whether he is hurt or safe is something no family should go through.The family at this point are so devastated and utterly shocked at what we are having to go through,” said Matambu’s niece Candice Eilertsen, speaking to the Zululand Observer on Wednesday.
There was confusion on Wednesday afternoon after district police confirmed that the person of interest, whose photograph had been circulated, had been taken in for questioning. We did, in fact, also receive a photo of the person taken into custody, which – along with his name – we did not publish, as he had not yet been formally charged in court.
• Saturday, 16 March: At 22:00, a report was received suggesting the boat may have been spotted as far north as Santa Maria on the Mozambique coastline.
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