The body of a 44-year-old Hilton College teacher was found with multiple injuries in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands on Friday, police said.

Superintendent Henry Budhram said Derek Veenstra's body was found lying at the foot of a cliff on the far end of the Hilton College Estate, where he works and resides.

His wife last saw him on Thursday. He was scheduled to take students for a sports lesson later that day, but did not turn up.

A search was carried out and his body was found at 6.50am on Friday.

"At this stage, the circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated and the possibility of the deceased accidentally falling off the cliff cannot be ruled out," said Budhram.

Sapa