{
  "id": 13381021,
  "title": "Missing Chatsworth soccer player Ethan Krishna found dead on the Bluff",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/missing-chatsworth-soccer-player-ethan-krishna-found-dead-on-the-bluff",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/news/2026-10-10-missing-chatsworth-soccer-player-ethan-krishna-found-dead-on-the-bluff/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ethan Krishna, a promising soccer player from Chatsworth, was found dead near the Bluff on Wednesday morning. His family, who had been searching for him since Wednesday morning, received the news shortly after holding a prayer for his safe return on Thursday night. Dawn Gounden, spokesperson for Krishna's family, revealed that he had left home late on Tuesday afternoon to visit friends in Croftdene. His last communication with a friend was at around 1am on Wednesday morning. It is believed that he was picked up by someone with a vehicle and dumped in the bushes at the corner of Highbury and Nerissa Roads between 1.30am and 4.30am. Gounden, a founder of Renegades Search and Rescue, assisted the family in circulating missing persons posters and following leads. Krishna was wearing his hoodie from the missing persons report when his body was found. The family believes the Brighton Beach police will make arrests soon, urging the community not to speculate on unconfirmed information. Krishna was a member of the Croftdene Crusaders Football Club and a devoted Christian, beloved by family and friends who attended his funeral on Saturday.",
  "summary": "Ethan Krishna, who went missing last Tuesday, was found with fatal injuries.",
  "key_points": [
    "Ethan Krishna, 16, missing soccer player from Chatsworth",
    "Found dead near Bluff on Wednesday morning",
    "Believed to have been picked up and dumped by unknown person"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Missing Class 5 student found dead in pond near quarry in UP’s Jhansi, probe underway",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/missing-class-5-student-found-dead-in-pond-near-quarry-in-ups-jhansi",
        "published": "2026-10-10T05:04:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}