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Guinness World Records has dismissed a Ghanaian chef's attempt to break the world record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual, her team says. South African authorities have intensified the search for a missing six-year-old girl, with a unit of the navy joining the operation.
In January, Failatu Abdul-Razak appeared to have broken the world record after cooking non-stop for more than 227 hours. It follows after pieces of clothing allegedly stained with blood
The co-ordinator of Ms Abdul-Razak's challenge, Kafui Dey, on Sunday said that her attempt at breaking the record "unfortunately fell short of meeting the stringent guidelines set forth by Guinness World Records". were found in Saldanha Bay near Cape Town over the weekend.
"A statement from the Records Management Team cited a violation of the rest break rules, resulting in an unsuccessful attempt." Joslin
Ms Abdul-Razak's attempt caused widespread excitement across Ghana. Smith disappeared from outside her home in an informal settlement in Saldanha on 19 February.
Politicians, including Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia, numerous celebrities and even the Ghanaian military expressed their support for Ms Abdul-Razak throughout the cook-a-thon. On Sunday, the South African Police Service
Despite her failed bid, the chef thanked her supporters, saying that their "backing has been instrumental throughout this journey". said that an identified area in Diazville in the locality had been subdivided
into zones to co-ordinate the search.
It said that a mounted police unit and more
specialised dogs had been brought in to scour the identified area.
The items found over the weekend have been sent to
a forensic laboratory for analysis.
The police have appealed to the public “to
refrain from spreading false information on social media and recording the searches" as this may affect the investigation.
“The primary focus of the coordinated efforts
should be to find Joslin or what happened to her,” it said.
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