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UPDATE | Missing Comrades Marathon Runner Found Alive, Taken to Hospital

  • Moira Harding, a Cape Town runner, crossed the Comrades Marathon finish line in Durban at 4:52 pm on Sunday but went missing soon after completing the race.
  • Concerns grew overnight after she failed to contact family, prompting a massive search involving volunteers and emergency services amid unclear circumstances of her disappearance.
  • On Monday morning between 7:00 and 8:00 am, Harding was located in a critical yet stable state, suffering from hypothermia, close to the NSRI facility in The Point area of Durban, approximately 7 kilometers from the marathon’s finish line.
  • The Comrades Marathon Association confirmed Harding’s survival and expressed gratitude for the public’s assistance, while Gords Reid, who led the search efforts, appealed for prayers for her recovery.
  • Her safe return brought relief to her family and the running community, but criticism arose over poor race finish line organization and chaotic crowd control during the event.
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Moira Harding, the woman who went missing after the Comrades race this weekend, allegedly suffered from dehydration and became confused, collapsed and spent Sunday night outdoors before she was found.

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IOL broke the news in South Africa on Sunday, June 8, 2025.
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