Benjamin Bezuidenhout Obituary – The Greek Coast Guard reported that a private diver found the body of a man known only as Benjamin and took it to the port of Sami. IOL has identified the man as Benjamin Bezuidenhout from Knysna. He was the son of Marisha Bezuidenhout and had been working for one of the boat companies before his death. According to reports, he went for a swim before the tragic incident occurred and never returned to the boat. On Facebook, his distraught mother posted an update on the South Africans in Kefalonia Facebook group, confirming that her son’s body was found where the boat was anchored. She expressed her gratitude for the support and offers of help.
Prior to the discovery of Benjamin’s body, the Greek coast guard had been alerted and a search and rescue operation was launched. His body was later discovered near the island’s port of Sami by a private diver. South Africans who had been sharing details about the search for Benjamin have sent their condolences to the Bezuidenhout family. In another incident, a man who went missing after a commercial fishing vessel capsized in Umgababa beach, KwaZulu-Natal, was found dead after two weeks of searching.
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said the fishing vessel was carrying five men who were netting sardines when the tragedy occurred. Three men were rescued from the surf zone and brought back to the shore by eThekwini lifeguards. One of the five men, believed to be the skipper, is suspected to have suffered a medical condition while he was on the beach. After all efforts to resuscitate the man were exhausted, he was declared deceased and the search for the missing man continued.
