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WATCH | SA’ner in Germany pleads with Capetonians to assist in the search for Nick Frischke, 22.
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Sonnika Gravenkamp Lindner (44), a Pretorian who currently lives in Cottbus in Germany, has appealed to the community of South Africa to do everything in their power to find Nick Frischke, who has been missing since February 14.
He would spend two weeks on holiday in South Africa before returning to Germany to complete his studies.
You can watch the video below:
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Captain Raymond Black on 082 827 3212 or the Stop Crime Number on 08600 10111.
The following video was broadcast in German by RTL News:
In the video, the journalist explains: “This is the last photo Nick sent to his parents where he tried a hat he would wear for the next day’s outing. From there, he was missing. Tom Frischke says: “It’s like a nightmare. He thought he would celebrate his holiday and would be back home on Thursday. The 22-year-old wanted to hike up the Karbonkelberg – where it is known to be very dangerous. It would be his adventure in the beginning of February to go to South Africa. He had already made many plans. On the 14th of February he began his tour. He then sent another picture of him with the new hat. 15:00 in the afternoon, she received cell phone for the final signal. The reporter shows from which camera Nick is seen at the last time. Nicole says that the street goes through the most beautiful hiking trails but also the most dangerous places. She would never walk there without pepper spray. She goes on to explain that a tourist from Israel was attacked there weeks ago. Lionel says, “Why did he go there alone? Here are guides for taking people with hiking trails.” There is a sign showing that tourists should not walk there alone.”
Photo: Nick takes a picture with his outing hat 
The last photo seen of Nick before he ventured onto the hiking trail. 
Noticeboard at the hiking trail 
Hiking trail Western Cape police spokesperson André Traut told the news service that the search was stopped because the weather was too bad. Nick appears to have gotten lost, but the police are still looking for him.
Meanwhile, five defendants were apprehended who were found with personal items from Nick. It is alleged that he was robbed on the hiking trail. An accused also confirmed to the court that he stabbed Nick with a knife.
Hundreds of people marched through Döbern, a small town 25km south of Cottbus in Germany, in a “march of hope” that missing 22-year-old Nick Frischke would be found in South Africa.
On Sunday afternoon, several hundred people took to the streets of Döbern, commemorating Nick Frischke, 22, who had been missing in South Africa since February 15.
“We want to stand together and create attention,” said Sonnika Lindner, 44, at the end of the march of hope in front of the volunteer fire services, of which Frischke was a member.
“And because they were not giving up in Döbern, they sent a video message in Afrikaans and English to South Africa. The Germans criticised the South African Police Service (SAPS) which stopped the search for the young man.
It turns out that Nick was the victim of a violent crime. Five men arrested for possession of items belonging to him and are in custody are expected to return to the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on May 4 after the case was postponed. One of them admitted that he was involved in a robbery of Nick at Karbonkelberg on the edge of Table Mountain after tackling the Hangberg Trail alone.
Photo: Five suspects appear in court (Peter Flentov/Facebook)
The last photo of Nick Frischke seen alive. According to Bild, a German news service, one accused also testified that one of his friends stabbed Nick with a kitchen knife. A kitchen knife is being examined for DNA evidence, the news service reported. The men were in possession of Nick’s personal belongings, such as his ID document, backpack, kitchen knife and other personal items.
Sonnika Gravenkamp Lindner, who is originally from Pretoria but who now lives in Cottbus in Germany, also spoke to AfriNUUS after attending the march.
Photo: Supplied “We need the people in South Africa and especially Cape Town to keep looking for him,” says Gravenkamp.
“Several hundred people came. Among them were Nick’s parents, members of the volunteer fire services and other residents of the small town in Brandenburg. Marcel Reif, the deputy chief of the volunteer fire department, of which Nick was also a member, said during his emotional speech: “We all miss Nick very much!”
And the organizer and neighbor of the family also delivered a speech full of emotions.
Photo: Supplied “Above all, the solidarity in the town was emphasised time and again. The fire department has collected donations, and Nick’s friends are helping each other through this difficult time. A South African woman from Döbern communicates regularly with the authorities in South Africa,” Gravenkamp tells AfriNUUS.
Frischke wanted a two-week holiday in Cape Town before starting his studies in electrical engineering and computer science at the beginning of the month, his older brother Tom Frischke confirmed.
Nick Frischke was a member of the volunteer fire department (Photo: Olaf Selchow)Anyone with information is encouraged to call Captain Raymond Black on 082 827 3212 or the Stop Crime Number on 08600 10111.
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