DA deputy leader still missing in Nepal; search to continue
The family and friends of the missing deputy leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) in North West, Petro Nel have raised US$5,000 (R66,000) to ensure that her search continues, the party said on Monday.
The money is needed for the rescue and search team to continue with the search. The team could only search for a certain period of time, and if you want the search to continue you pay,” said party spokesperson Nicolize van Der Walt.
Nel was on a holiday in Nepal when she went missing on Thursday while on a sight-seeing flight over a mountainous area. All contact was lost with the light aircraft she boarded.
Nel, who was elected DA North West deputy leader in 2015, served as a DA ward councillor in the Matlosana municipality in Klerksdorp. Earlier this year she received the special Paul Harris Rotary Award for her extreme dedication towards community work and upliftment.
Van der Walt said the party was praying for her safe return.