Police in Buala, Isabel Province and villagers have concluded a search for a male person in his sixties who went missing on Tuesday 21 November 2017 after he went out on a fishing trip and failed to return home.
The matter was only reported to Police in Buala on the morning of Wednesday 22 November after villagers found the missing person’s canoe with his fishing gear inside, outside of Buma Village in the Maringe District.
“We joined the villagers to search for the missing person when it was reported to us on Wednesday after the villagers found his canoe and fishing gear. The search continued until Friday 24 November when the villagers decided that we stop the search. Unfortunately we did not find the missing person,” says Supervising Provincial Police Commander, Isabel Province, Inspector Oswald Iru.
A memorial service was held for the missing fisherman at Buma Village on Saturday 25 November.
PPC Supervising, Inspector Iru says, “I want to appeal to people who intend to go on a fishing trip not to go by themselves but to travel in pairs so that they can take care of each other should anything happen to any of them.”
Communities around the Buma Village in the Maringe District of Isabel Province are urged to contact Buala Police on phone 35266 should they have any information on the missing fisherman or get in touch with Police Communications on 23666 or the toll free number 999.