Tourist couple feared hijacked
02/07/2004 10:31  - (SA)  

Cape Town - A British couple has been reported missing in the Transkei region of the Eastern Cape and relatives fear they may have been hijacked, radio station Algoa FM News reported on Friday.

Matthew James Henderson, 34, and his wife, Daphne, 30, were last heard of on Saturday.

Police had confirmed they were investigating the disappearance.

A relative, Nico du Plooy, said the Hendersons phoned someone daily to report on their progress, the station said.

On Saturday they said they were going to watch rugby on television at a venue in Port St John's on the Wild Coast. They had not been heard of since.

Du Plooy said their vehicle's tracker system had also not been emitting a signal since the weekend.

They were driving in a white Isuzu 3.2-litre double cab with the registration NGL 1574.

Anyone with information has been requested to call the police or Allen Schonker on 083-460-9429