COULD IT BE SLADE? – Family awaits DNA tests after decomposed body washes up at Blue Waters

A BADLY decomposed body washed up on the shoreline at Blue Waters beach in Strandfontein on Monday morning, reigniting hope and anguish for the family of missing Slade van der Walt.Former South African youth weightlifting champion Van de Walt was swept out to sea at Strand beach on 2 September 2026 after attempting to rescue a colleague, launching a desperate month-long search for the 22-year-old dad from Belhar.