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.
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Fiancé feared eaten by great white shark just weeks before his wedding after bodyboard washes up with huge bite mark
Updated: Apr 16 2021, 12:48 ET
A FIANCÉ is feared to have been eaten by a great white shark just weeks before his wedding.
Robert Frauenstein - who was due to get married next month - disappeared while out surfing, with his bodyboard later washing up with huge bite marks.
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Keen bodyboarder Robert Frauenstein is feared to have been eaten by a great white sharkCredit: JAMIE PYATT
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The computer technician, 38, was due to get married to Jana Hiles next monthCredit: JAMIE PYATT