Five days have passed since 7-year-old Joshlin Smith went missing from her home in Diazville, Saldanha Bay. Despite extensive search efforts, she remains unaccounted for.
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The Saldanha Bay Municipality is offering a R20,000 reward for any information aiding the police in locating her. Mayor Andre Truter expressed his determination to find Joshlin, confirming that he has raised the reward money.
Joshlin was reported missing by her mother on Tuesday, 20 February 2024, with preliminary information revealing that Joshlin was left in the care of her mother’s boyfriend on Monday, 19 February 2024.
When she returned home from work later that afternoon, Joshlin was not there and her boyfriend was unable to account for Joshlin’s whereabouts.
At the time of her disappearance, Joshlin was wearing a light blue t-shirt and light blue denim shorts and can be identified as having grey-blue eyes and blonde hair with a birthmark on her right arm.
As the search enters its fifth consecutive day, the community rallies together, hoping for Joshlin’s safe return.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Joshlin is requested to contact the investigation officer, Sergeant Millstine of Vredenburg FCS, at 079 879 8588 or Crime Stop at 08600 10111.
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