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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>CAPE TOWN – The family of 74-year-old Japhta Julius are sick with worry after their father disappeared without a trace 17 days ago.<\/p>\n

Speaking to African News Agency (ANA), Julius\u2019s daughter, Ceejay Mactavie, said her father disappeared on Sunday, April 25.<\/p>\n

She said he was last seen leaving his Tunny Crescent home in Strandfontein at about 3.55pm.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have obtained CCTV footage from neighbours. From one neighbour we can see him leaving the house and walking down the road at 3.55pm.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe second footage shows him walking in Walvis Way at 4pm. That is the last time he is ever seen,\u201d Mactavie said.<\/p>\n

She said her father was a homebody and did not have many friends, so his disappearance is very out of character.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe worst part is that although we remain hopeful, the days are ticking by fast and we are mindful of the worst possible scenarios, but we remain hopeful,\u201d Mactavie told ANA.<\/p>\n

Mactavie said her father\u2019s cellphone has been off. Daily she tries checking whether he has made contact or whether his phone has been switched on at any moment.<\/p>\n

Provincial police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk confirmed that the Strandfontein police were still investigating the matter.<\/p>\n

Van Wyk said there were no developments to report with regards to the missing persons case.<\/p>\n

Chairperson for the community policing forum (CPF) in Strandfontein, Sandy Schuter, and members of the community have not stopped searching for Julius since they became aware of his disappearance.<\/p>\n

Schuter immediately mobilised volunteer crime fighters and they have been searching for days without end.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe search was led by the detective and our neighbourhood watch. The CPF co-ordinated the places where they needed to go and search. This way each person had a responsibility. Every 15 minutes there was communication between parties,\u201d Schuter told ANA.<\/p>\n

She said volunteers would start early morning with the search until the next morning between 4am and 5am, get a few hours to sort their households out and get back to it.<\/p>\n

\u201cAreas we could not reach like the bush area, we had quad bike support and in other areas where vegetation was too difficult to get access to, we had drone support to give us a bird\u2019s-eye view of the area,\u201d Schuter said.<\/p>\n

However, as volunteers grew tired, they took to the streets with loud-hailers, searching not only for Julius but also calling on residents to volunteer in the searches.<\/p>\n

She said this resulted in 27 residents coming on board.<\/p>\n

Schuter told ANA that they have reached out to various media houses, hospitals and malls in the hopes that someone may have spotted Julius. However, to date they have received not one call.<\/p>\n

If anyone has seen him, they are urged to contact his daughter Ceejay on 082 943 4212 or contact the head of detectives at Strandfontein police station on 021 370 1500\/1.<\/p>\n

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