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Heartbreak for policeman as rescue dog goes missing

Staff ReporterBy Staff ReporterFebruary 20, 2018Updated:February 21, 2018No Comments2 Mins Read
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Search and Rescue dog Olive with his handler Constable Songezile Katikati. Olive went missing after a Search and Rescue operation near Mthatha last weekend. Photo supplied

A policeman has pleaded for anyone who sees his Search and Rescue partner, a dog called Olive, not to harm her but to keep her in a safe police and call the police.

Police in Mthatha are looking for information that might assist in retrieving Olive, who went missing at Mahlubini in Sulenkama around 7pm on Sunday 18 February 2018.

In a statement, SAPS Provincial spokesperson Captain Khaya Tonjeni said Olive disappeared after she rescued a 55-year-old man who went missing on Friday 16 February 2018 when he went to fetch wood in a nearby forest. Olive was allegedly chased by other dogs while her handler Constable Songezile Katikati and members of the community were about to reach their vehicle.

Katikati and Olive have worked together since 2012. The two were awarded the “Best Rescuing Dog” in the Eastern Cape in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Constable Katikati was right now perturbed and emotionally drained, Tonjeni said.

“Olive is my best friend and companion. She* is humble and she cannot harm anyone as she is trained in rescuing drowned people, seeking missing people and seeking evidence on other crime scenes,” Katikati had told Tonjeni.

“I plead with anyone who sees her to not harm her but rather keep her and report to the police.”

Olive is a German shepherd, tan in colour with black back and face. She has a black leather collar with a clock around her neck.

“Olive is our member who never disappointed us,” said Mthatha’s acting Cluster Commander Brigadier Nomawethu Makonza. “When we send Constable Katikati and Olive to rescue someone we relax and stay assured that they’ll bring that missing person back to his/her family.

“It is therefore disturbing news to our Cluster and other Clusters to hear that she is missing. Our members have since been out there searching for her.

“We urge anyone who might see him or know of his whereabouts to please contact Constable Songezile Katikati on 083 530 3295. Information can also be shared on SAPS Crime Stop 0860 010 111 or Crime Line 32211.

* Olive is a female dog, contrary to what we earlier mistakenly reported.

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