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Durban man goes missing in Middelburg

A Durban family is pleading with local residents to help them search for their loved one.

May 8, 2018

Jana Boshoff 1 minute read

Damian Dolan was last seen in Middelburg on Wednesdsay 3 May.

Damian Dolan was last seen in Middelburg on Thursday 3 May. He recently traveled from Durban to Middelburg to check into a rehabilitation centre.

About three weeks ago, Damian left the rehab centre, and lived with friends also residing in Middelburg.

It was initially said that he disappeared last week from their home, with nothing but the clothes on his back. He was last seen at the Middelburg Dam.

Damian Dolan resides in Durban but traveled to Middelburg recently.

His friends are struggling to file a missing persons report at the Middelburg Police.

Read: How to report a missing person (SAPS website)

Damian’s sister, Carmen Bartman, says that they are worried that he is lying in a ditch somewhere.

“He has taken nothing with him when he disappeared. Not his cellphone, not his wallet, nothing. He left with the clothes on his back.”

She says that her brother has never done anything like this before. The family can now only pray that he will be found safe.

Damian’s family is pleading for locals to be on the lookout for him.

Damian was last seen wearing shorts, a T-shirts and flip-flops.
He is 36 years old, 1.7 metres tall and weighs 62 kg.
He has brown hair with lots of grey in it and brown-green eyes.
Damian has a scar on his lower lip and his name tattooed on his right upper arm.

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If anyone has seen Damian, they can get in contact with sgt. Thabitha Leshilo on 079 891 4840.