‘This is unbearable’: no trace of German tourist one year after mugging on Cape hiking trail

Extensive searches by police, rescue services, volunteers and community failed to yield any positive leads on his whereabouts

15 February 2024 - 22:17 By Kim Swartz

The family of missing German tourist Nick Frischke, who vanished a year ago after being robbed by five armed men on a Cape Town hiking trail, are still praying for a miracle...

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