Olympian Jacques Freitag Found Murdered in Pretoria

The former high jump world champion's body was discovered with gunshot wounds weeks after he went missing.

Overview

South African police have opened a murder investigation following the discovery of Freitag's body.
Freitag, 42, was last seen leaving his mother's home on June 17.
His body was found near Zandfontein Cemetery in Pretoria.
Freitag had a distinguished athletic career, winning world titles at youth, junior, and senior levels.
No arrests have been made, but police are following up on leads.