Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 07/08/2004
- Missing From:
- Missing From Columbia, Louisiana
- Classification:
- Classification Lost/Injured Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 09/14/1964 (60)
- Age:
- Age 49 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 6’1, 210 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A t-shirt, blue jeans and sneakers.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Potgieter has several pins implanted in one hand from a prior rugby injury. He is a South African national.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On July 8, 2004, a man named Potgieter disappeared while fishing on the Mississippi River near Columbia, Louisiana. He was with his father-in-law when he fell in and didn’t resurface. Potgieter, who was from South Africa and had lived in Louisiana for about five years, has never been found. It’s believed he drowned.
- Agency:
- Cladwell Parish Sheriff’s Office 318-649-2345
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 07/08/2004