A Pinelands resident who went missing while on a trip to Israel to do missionary work has apparently been found dead in a cemetery in Dar es Salaam.<\/p>\n
Authorities in Tanzania are expected to carry out a post-mortem on his body on Monday.<\/p>\n
On Saturday a message about what happened to Mark Wilson was posted on a Pinelands safety group on Facebook.<\/p>\n
It said that Wilson had left Cape Town shortly before Christmas and had been on a missionary trip to Israel.<\/p>\n
The post said he was reported missing 10 days ago, and was then found dead in Dar es Salaam.<\/p>\n
On Sunday the spokesman for the Department of International Relations and Co-operation, Clayson Monyela, said the department had been unable to confirm Wilson\u2019s death with foreign authorities over the weekend, but should have more information by Monday.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, a friend of Wilson\u2019s said a post-mortem was to be undertaken because it was not yet clear what had happened to him.<\/p>\n
The friend declined to comment further, saying she felt this would be up to Wilson\u2019s relatives, who were \u201cvery upset\u201d.<\/p>\n
Wilson\u2019s last post on Facebook was on January 7, the day he apparently went missing. The post said: \u201cI was wondering what has been happening in the world while I\u2019ve been missioning in Africa. Same old idiocy it seems\u2026 Now targeting TODDLERS in the UK?!\u201d<\/p>\n
Source: Cape Argus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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