Ostrich Farming Icon Saag Jonker Found Dead Three Days After Floodwaters Swept Away Vehicle

Ostrich farming icon Saag Jonker found dead three days after floodwaters swept away vehicle

Well-known Oudtshoorn ostrich farmer Sagaria ‘Saag’ Jonker has been found dead inside his Toyota Land Cruiser, three days after floodwaters swept the vehicle into the Olifants River.  Jonker, 85, disappeared on Sunday after trying to cross a low-water bridge in the Rooiheuwel area, about 3km outside Oudtshoorn.  According to IOL, Police divers found his vehicle about 300 metres from the bridge on... Read more →

RIP | Oudtshoorn ostrich farmer Saag Jonker found dead in Olifants River

Well-known Oudtshoorn ostrich farmer Sagaria “Saag” Jonker has been found dead inside his Toyota Land Cruiser.

Ostrich farming giant Saag Jonker found dead in raging river

Well-known Oudtshoorn ostrich farmer Sagaria “Saag” Jonker, 85, was found dead in his Toyota Land Cruiser at the bottom of the raging Olifants River on Tuesday, three days after floodwaters swept his vehicle off a low-water bridge with him at the wheel.

Oudtshoorn farmer Saag Jonker found dead after floods swept bakkie into river

Oudtshoorn ostrich farmer Saag Jonker, 85, was found in the Olifants River after floodwaters swept his Land Cruiser from a low-water bridge after three days.

Tributes for prominent Oudtshoorn ostrich farmer swept away in river

  Tributes are pouring in following the tragic death of prominent Oudtshoorn ostrich farmer, 85-year-old Sagaria “Saag” Jonker, whose Toyota Land Cruiser was swept away in the Olifants River on Sunday, 27 September.   Jonker had attempted to cross a low-water bridge on Sunday when his vehicle was swept away. The river was in full flood after heavy rain in its catchment area south of Beaufort West.   Southern Cape police spokesperson Christopher …

Missing Farmer Saag Jonker Found Deceased Inside Land Cruiser In Olifants River

The search for missing Oudtshoorn farmer Saag Jonker has ended in tragedy. Jonker’s son, Hein Jonker, has confirmed that his father’s body was found inside his brown Toyota Land Cruiser after the vehicle was located in the Olifants River about 300 metres from the bridge. According to information from the scene, police divers located the bakkie between the low-water bridge where Jonker was swept away on Sunday afternoon and the section of river w…