Bird Island

43 Air School assists with dramatic sea rescue

An instructor from 43 Air School has been praised for his role in rescuing six people from a sinking inflatable boat (rubber duck) about 7km from the nearest mainland shore. The NSRI responded and a cargo ship, the closest vessel at the…

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BIRD ISLAND

11 NOV 2018

Death of Lost Boys of Bird Island author Mark Minnie ruled suicide

The preliminary investigation into the death of co-author of the controversial book The Lost Boys of Bird Island‚ Mark Minnie‚ shows his death was a suicide. Minnie‚ 58‚ was found dead on August 13 with a gunshot wound to the head on a…

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BIRD ISLAND

14 AUG 2018

Suicide note found at scene where Mark Minnie’s body found

A suicide note was found on the scene where the body of Mark Minnie‚ a former Port Elizabeth policeman and co-author of the recently released book‚ The Lost Boys of Bird Island‚ was found. The body of Minnie‚ 58‚ was found near a bush at…

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