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In the summer of 2004, a man named Johannes Martinhus Potgieter vanished from Columbia, Louisiana. Originally from South Africa, the 39-year-old had made a life for himself in Louisiana for about five years before he disappeared. On July 8, 2004, he was enjoying a day of fishing on the Mississippi River with his father-in-law. According to reports, what was meant to be a peaceful outing turned tragic when he accidentally fell into the river's powerful currents and never came back to the sur ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 08, 2004

Victim Details

May 22, 2013

Oct 07, 2022

Johannes

Potgieter

59

39

73 inches

210 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jul 08, 2004

Columbia

Louisiana

Caldwell Parish

5314

Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office

Columbia

Louisiana

Caldwell Parish

71418

201 Main Street #2, Louisiana

3186492345

County

Law Enforcement

https://cpso.us/

04-2616

Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

06/12/2026


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