Police in Gonubie, East London, have opened an inquest docket after the body of enduro biker Nicolas Klingekhoeffer, 37, was found by a farmworker on Wednesday morning.
Klingekhoeffer disappeared during the Lilyfontein Funduro bike race hosted by the Lilyfontein School in East London on Saturday.
Organisers asked fellow racers earlier this week to review their video footage and look for him.
Klingekhoeffer’s body and his bike were found in the bushes about 1km from the race course by a farmworker, police spokesperson W/0 Majola Nkohli said.
Body of enduro biker found 1km from East London race course
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Police in Gonubie, East London, have opened an inquest docket after the body of enduro biker Nicolas Klingekhoeffer, 37, was found by a farmworker on Wednesday morning.
Klingekhoeffer disappeared during the Lilyfontein Funduro bike race hosted by the Lilyfontein School in East London on Saturday.
Organisers asked fellow racers earlier this week to review their video footage and look for him.
Klingekhoeffer’s body and his bike were found in the bushes about 1km from the race course by a farmworker, police spokesperson W/0 Majola Nkohli said.
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