Family searches for missing Comrades runner
A Cape Town family says they have been up all night in Durban, searching for their mother, went
missing after completing the Comrades Marathon.
Moira Harding was last seen crossing the finish line at around 5pm on Sunday but has not been seen since.
"She's never done a comrade before. So, it was obviously the longest race she's ever done," said Harding's daughter Jordan.
"Normally, when she does a race, she's always happy at the end and we'll cheer for her at the end, and she'll look at us with a smile and wave.
"And when we were shouting for her at the end, she kind of looked at us and just looked away and carried on running. So, we think she was a bit out of it."
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54-year-old Jordan says the family is turning to every possible method to find her mother.
They are also reviewing CCTV footage from nearby facilities where she might have passed.
"The comrades officials told us which hospitals they would send people to from comrades. And then we've also gone to all the others in the area," she said.
"There seems to be no record of her coming into any of the hospitals.
"And then also with regards to the comrades, we did go to the medical tents, and they also had no trace of her coming into the medical tents or leaving."
The Comrades Marathon Association has also made an appeal for information.
Harding's race number is M33485.
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