Netha's family reeling in shock
An aunt of the deceased student Dexter Netha, 19, says there are no funeral arrangements as yet.
Netha's body washed ashore on Friday morning near Long Beach after he disappeared there on the evening of 28 December.
His aunt, Meriam Stefanus, told Namibian Sun that Netha would, in all likelihood, be buried this weekend in Windhoek.
She added the family is still in shock after hearing the news of his death last week Friday. Deputy Commissioner Erastus Iikuyu of the Erongo Region told the media that Netha had most likely drowned but added an inquest into his death has been opened.
According to Iikuyu, a member of the public found his body while walking on the beach. His body was found some 1.8 km from the site of the Sound of Summer festival, which he had attended when he disappeared.
Iikuyu told Namibian Sun the inquest to determine the cause of his death should be completed by this week.
Reports at the time of his disappearance indicated that he was wearing a white T-shirt, a dark blue denim and white and red Puma-Ferrari sneakers.
According to the police Netha, who was a student at the International University of Management (IUM), arrived in Swakopmund on 28 December with a friend.
He would have spent the night at Mondesa.
Another of Netha's aunts, Ndahafa Nghifikwa, said he reported his safe arrival at the coast at roughly 11:00 that morning and said he and a friend would attend the Sound of Summer event at Long Beach.
However, his friend could not afford the entry fee and drove back to Swakopmund, leaving Netha behind.
Following a cell phone call from another friend to collect Netha, he drove back to Long Beach. There he was told that Netha had walked off but no one could say where to. According to Iikuyu, Netha probably drowned that evening already.
Denver Kisting
Netha's body washed ashore on Friday morning near Long Beach after he disappeared there on the evening of 28 December.
His aunt, Meriam Stefanus, told Namibian Sun that Netha would, in all likelihood, be buried this weekend in Windhoek.
She added the family is still in shock after hearing the news of his death last week Friday. Deputy Commissioner Erastus Iikuyu of the Erongo Region told the media that Netha had most likely drowned but added an inquest into his death has been opened.
According to Iikuyu, a member of the public found his body while walking on the beach. His body was found some 1.8 km from the site of the Sound of Summer festival, which he had attended when he disappeared.
Iikuyu told Namibian Sun the inquest to determine the cause of his death should be completed by this week.
Reports at the time of his disappearance indicated that he was wearing a white T-shirt, a dark blue denim and white and red Puma-Ferrari sneakers.
According to the police Netha, who was a student at the International University of Management (IUM), arrived in Swakopmund on 28 December with a friend.
He would have spent the night at Mondesa.
Another of Netha's aunts, Ndahafa Nghifikwa, said he reported his safe arrival at the coast at roughly 11:00 that morning and said he and a friend would attend the Sound of Summer event at Long Beach.
However, his friend could not afford the entry fee and drove back to Swakopmund, leaving Netha behind.
Following a cell phone call from another friend to collect Netha, he drove back to Long Beach. There he was told that Netha had walked off but no one could say where to. According to Iikuyu, Netha probably drowned that evening already.
Denver Kisting
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