Comrades Marathon runner Moira Harding found after going missing
A runner who went missing after finishing the Comrades Marathon on Sunday afternoon has been found.
'Moira Harding has been found and is alive,' the Comrades Marathon Association said t on Monday morning.
'Please pray for her recovery,' said Gords Reid, who was instrumental in the search for herd.
Harding, who wore race number M33485, was confirmed to have finished the ultra-marathon at 4.52pm but then disappeared.
The race was run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban this year.
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