Body of Midmar swimmer found

The body of swimmer Tristan Dennis, who went missing during the Midmar Mile in Howick at the weekend, has been found, KwaZulu-Natal police said.

"His body was found floating in the water," Major Thulani Zwane said.

Dennis, 30, went missing on Saturday during the Midmar Mile swimming race north of Pietermaritzburg. He was found in the dam on Tuesday morning around 7am.

An inquest docket was opened, Zwane said.

He was swimming in the company relay race and entered the water at 11.22am. There was no record of him exiting the water at any point along the race.

The race organisers were notified by concerned friends, who were swimming with him, after they waited for more than an hour for him to emerge from the water.