A FEW days after eSikhaleni SAPS launched a missing persons investigation into the disappearance of a local man, he was found safe and well at his home.

Nkosiphendule Thembinkosi Thabethe (20) of Bhekizizwe Reserve was reported to have gone missing on 3 November when he went to the mall to withdraw his grandmother’s pension grant.

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He did not return home on the day and his family reported him missing.

However, he returned home, safe and well, last week without any explanation of what had happened.

How to report a missing person

When a person goes missing, it is essential to take steps to begin an investigation immediately.

The public can assist the police when reporting a missing person by following these important steps:

• Remember that there is no waiting to period to report a person as missing.
• Report a missing person at your nearest police station immediately.
• Produce a recent photograph of the missing person if possible.
• Give a complete description of the missing person’s last whereabouts, clothes they were wearing, as well as any information that can assist the investigating officer.
• Complete and sign a SAPS 55(A) form. This form safeguards the SAPS from hoax reports and indemnifies the SAPS when distributing the photograph and information of the missing person.
• Obtain the investigating officer’s contact details and send through any additional information that might become available.
• If a missing person is found or returns voluntarily, inform the investigating officer immediately. A SAPS 92 form must be completed to inform the Bureau of Missing Persons that the missing person’s report can be removed from the system.

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