South Africa - Nick Frischke, 22, tourist from Germany, doesn't speak English, Cape Town, 15 Feb 2023

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A search is underway for a 22-year-old German tourist who does not speak English well, and who seems to have disappeared from the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.

Nick Frischke arrived in South Africa on Monday February 6 and booked into an Air Bed and Breakfast establishment in Pinelands, Cape Town. He was last seen little more than a week later, on Wednesday February 15 when he left his accommodation at about 10am that morning on foot.

More at Search for missing German tourist in Cape Town

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Search for German tourist missing in Cape Town | The Citizen

The 22-year-old German tourist Nick Frischke was last seen in a local store in the V&A Waterfront on Tuesday
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Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi said Frischke was wearing blue denim shorts, white takkies and a beige T-shirt when he was last seen. He said the young man had entered a local store at the Waterfront, and was carrying a back pack.

Nick’s father Tom Frischke, posted an appeal for help on the Germans in Cape Town Facebook group.

“Hello, we miss Nick. He is currently on holiday in Cape Town and has lost contact since Wednesday. He also did not come home on Wednesday and Thursday in his accommodation (in Pinelands). All his stuff is still there. He signed up for a surf course on Thursday but never showed up for it. We don't know what to do and think that he is in a helpless situation. The mountain guard and local police, as well as the Germans, are informed,” the concerned father wrote.

www.timeslive.co.za

Search for missing German tourist in Cape Town

A search is under way for a 22-year-old German tourist who does not speak English well, and who seems to have disappeared from the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.
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I'm not convinced that difficulty with English language would be a big problem. Afrikaans is similar to Dutch, and Dutch is similar to German. If he was lost, he should be able to communicate well enough to get directions.
 
Western Cape police seek the help of the public in finding a missing German tourist.

Police spokesperson warrant officer Joseph Swartbooi said Pinelands police are looking for Nick Frischke, who was staying at a local BnB.

Swartbooi said the 22-year-old arrived in South Africa on February 6 and was last seen on Valentine’s Day when he left his housing premises on foot.

Frischke was later spotted at the V&A Waterfront but police have since been unable to find him.

Swartbooi said Frischke does not speak English well and may be lost.

“Pinelands police are seeking the assistance of the public to trace 22-year-old Nick Frischke, a German tourist who arrived in South Africa on Monday, February 6,” Swartbooi said.

“Reports suggested that Nick was a resident at a local bed and breakfast in Pinelands.

“On Tuesday, February 14, around 10am, he left the premises on foot and never returned.”

www.dailyvoice.co.za

German tourist missing

Western Cape police seek the help of the public in finding a missing German tourist.
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Most young Germans can speak good English. I've never come across one that can't.

He wouldn't really be able to do too much in South Africa if he only spoke German. If he signed up for surfing lessons, I'm hopeful language wouldn't be a problem.

I'm a bit worried he might have been mugged and attacked and left unconscious or dumped somewhere.

South Africa isn't the safest of countries and I wonder if he was spotted alone, an obvious tourist and was followed and attacked for his wallet?
 
The search continues for missing German tourist, 22-year-old Nick Frischke, who was last seen visiting the V&A Waterfront on Valentine’s Day.

Police spokesperson, Joseph Swartbooi, said Frischke arrived in South Africa on February 6 and stayed at an Airbnb in Pinelands.

Frischke’s brother, Tom Frischke, posted on Facebook that all his brother’s belongings were still at the Airbnb.

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Two possibilities - slip and fall, or encountered the wrong person along the trail. Looks like it might be a hiking accident.
 

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Cape Town – Missing German tourist Nick Frischke’s brother, Tom Frischke, has asked that the family be given space while police continue their investigations into his disappearance.

“The family of ours would like to have a little peace,” Tom Frischke said. “We hope hour by hour that my brother comes home alive. The search measures by the police and aid organisations are ongoing.

 
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ID belonging to missing German tourist found in Hout Bay arrest

The ID book belonging to missing German tourist Nick Frischke was found among recovered stolen property in Hangberg, Hout Bay on Tuesday, 21 February 2023.
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The ID book belonging to missing German tourist Nick Frischke was found among recovered stolen property in Hangberg, Hout Bay on Tuesday, 21 February 2023.

A worried resident raised the alarm after seeing Frischke’s ID book listed in a logbook that was going around WhatsApp groups. The logbook showed stolen items that were found when two suspects were arrested in Hangberg, as reported by News24.

According to a statement posted on the Hout Bay Policing Forum’s Facebook page: “Police officers conducted an operation in response to a house robbery that took place on Friday, 17 February 2023.”

The statement read: “The members followed up on information and searched a bungalow and found two suspects aged 22 and 23 inside a dwelling in Hangberg. The two suspects will be linked with other cases, including armed robbery, house robbery, possession of a stolen firearm, unlicensed ammunition and possession of drugs.”

According to Hout Bay Police’s Station Commander, Lt Col Jerome Syster, Hout Bay Police Station was unaware that Frischke was missing.

Syster said, “The person was not reported as missing at our police station. He was reported as missing at Pinelands Police Station.”

The Hout Bay Police have extended the search for Frischke to include the area in and around Seal Island. Authorities suspect he went missing on the Hangberg trail between Hout Bay and Sandy Bay.

Despite a comprehensive search of the area carried out by multiple teams including the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), Western Cape Government Health EMS rescue drone team, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) search and rescue team, a Police K9 search and rescue team, Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSR) members and WSAR K9 search and rescue, Frischke remains unfound.

According to police spokesperson, Joseph Swartbooi, Frischke arrived in South Africa on 6 February and was last seen on 15 February 2023.

Frischke was last seen wearing blue denim shorts with white takkies, a beige t-shirt and a backpack.

Anyone with information that could help find Frischke and lead to his return is asked to call Detective Sergeant Daluxolo Mhlauli at 076 609 0764 or call Crime Stop at (800) 101-11.
 
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The last time anyone saw Frischke alive was on Wednesday, 15 February 2023, at the foot of a popular hiking trail in Hangberg. Eerily, the 22-year-old’s last sighting was within close proximity to the scene of the search operation that turned up his visa card.

In a statement, Cape Town police spokesperson Colonel Andre Traut informed the cited publication that despite a multi-disciplinary effort to track down the missing tourist within the wider region of where he was last seen alive, all search efforts have turned up nothing, thus far.

“He remains to be found. Part of this investigation is a full-scale search by the police and other role players where all avenues are pursued in a bid to find the missing person,” Traut said.
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The most important question that lingers on in the search for Frischke is: Did he, at any point after he was last captured on CCTV, encounter the two suspects who were caught with live ammunition as well as a revolver?

Also, crucial to the investigation will be ascertaining how the unnamed suspects came to be in possession of Frischke’s visa card.

Both suspects had already appeared in court at the time this article was published. It remains unclear, at this time, if they were remanded in custody.

This is a developing story.

 
Three suspects arrested in Hout Bay on charges of house robbery earlier this month have been formally linked to the disappearance of German tourist Nick Frischke, 22.

In a statement that was posted to the Hout Bay Community Policing Forum’s (CPF) Facebook page on Tuesday, Anthony Chemaly, chair of the CPF wrote:

“We can confirm this morning that three suspects in the disappearance of Nick Frischke appeared in court on Monday and they have admitted to robbing Mr Frischke.”

Two more suspects are set to appear in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court today.

“The victim's backpack and cellphone were recovered as well as a knife. Despite intensive questioning and following up of information from the suspects, there is still no sign of the missing hiker,” wrote Chemaly.

Last week, People’s Post reported that Frischke’s credit card was among recovered stolen property listed in a Hout Bay Police logbook.

As far as People’s Post could ascertain from local sources, the police raid had occurred on Thursday 16 February.

Frischke went missing on Tuesday 14 February.

www.news24.com

Hout Bay robbery suspects linked to disappearance of German tourist Nick Frischke | News24

Three suspects arrested in Hout Bay on charges of house robbery earlier this month have been formally linked to the disappearance of German tourist Nick Frischke.
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Cape Town - Two weeks after 22-year-old German tourist Nick Frischke disappeared, he still remains missing and the search for his safe return is still ongoing.

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A candlelight vigil is expected to be held for missing Frischke on Tuesday on Hout Bay Beach.

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In Germany meanwhile, a Paypal account has been opened to raise €19 000 (about R370 000) to support his family and local aid organisations in their search. As of Monday, the donations pledged stood at €13 321.60, just over R260 000.

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