BY STAFF REPORTER
Victoria Falls- A desperate search is underway for Mukundi, a 4-year-old boy who vanished after attending church with his mother at AD Junior School in Aerodrome, on Saturday.
According to the Baobab SDA Church Victoria Falls, Mukundi, from Lesedi, in the outskirts of Victoria Falls, was last seen wearing a t-shirt and green shorts around 5 pm.
Despite an extensive search effort by the community, police, and rescue teams, the young boy remains missing over 36 hours later.
“Yesterday, our rangers and community members searched the Chamabondo National Park along Kazungula Road,” said a spokesperson for the Baobab SDA Church Victoria Falls on Facebook .
“We also searched the aerodrome area, inside the farm school, and along Kazungula Road…all the kids that played with the boy, do not know where he went to.We are kindly appealing to the community to keep watch and to be on the look out.”
The search party used rescue dogs to trace Mukundi’s scent, which was last detected in the aerodrome area close to Victoria Falls Farm School.
“We appeal to the community to keep watch and report any sightings to 0772897899 or +263771605288,” the spokesperson emphasized.