Scott van Zyl (Facebook)
Scott van Zyl, 44, has been missing since Friday, Netwerk24 reported.
The owner of SS Pro Safaris had been on a hunting expedition with a tracker and his two dogs, using Chikwaraka camp in Zimbabwe as a base.
An extensive land and air search for him was launched on Friday. Gerhard Vos, a friend involved in the search, said on Sunday afternoon that there was still no sign of Van Zyl.
“We have found absolutely nothing.”
Private helicopters and crime fighting organisations – such as Heritage Protection Group, the SA Professional Hunters’ Association, and Limpopo’s search and rescue teams – continued their search on Sunday.
SANDF troops patrolling the border with Zimbabwe were also helping.
The different organisations, meanwhile, were trying to raise money to pay for the private helicopters taking part in the search. Vos said about R500 000 was needed because fuel for choppers was expensive.
According to information from people searching on foot, it seemed as if Van Zyl and his tracker left their bakkie behind and went into the veld on foot on Friday. Van Zyl’s gun and personal items were in the bakkie. Both men apparently went in separate directions.
Van Zyl’s dogs returned to the camp later in the day, but there was no sign of him. The unnamed tracker raised the alarm, informing authorities that Van Zyl was missing.
Helicopter search teams spotted Van Zyl’s backpack on the banks of the Limpopo River in Zimbabwe.
“His tracks ended right there,” one of the searchers said.
Van Zyl’s 41-year-old wife, Suré, is traumatised and is being supported by friends.
“She’s a wreck, because there has been no news about Scott,” said a family friend who preferred to remain anonymous.
They have two children, aged 11 and 7.
On his website, there are several pictures of Van Zyl and other hunters and his hunting dogs.
Fellow Outfitter Scott van Zyl (@SS Pro Safaris) went missing yesterday while hunting out of Chikwaraka Camp in… https://t.co/XrOZNxr1EW
— Merle Ann Wright-ing (@merle_ing) April 9, 2017
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All those innocent animals he killed! Shame!!! I hope it IS him. I hope he was terrified.
I certainly hope it was not a quick death, for dog’s sake.. this dude had a lot of Karma and a lot of hate behind him.. at least 20 minutes he should have lasted… what joy.. to the female that engendered him.. who in the hell are you anyway? are you almost dead? is it painful? Will it be painful.. there are so many hoping for this…. I am so glad he is dead.. I just wanted him to suffer, you know? Wanted him to know certain things before he begun his life again as a fox in UK, or a baby elephant, …just wanted him to experience the fullness of death as he was so cavalier in handing it out……you, mom, and you, dad, and you kids, fuck you all
no…..FUCK YOU ALL! May he had suffered one millionth of what he made suffer.. but surely his Karma is not over yet… come on back, dude, they need you at the fur farm.. that hot poker in your ass is waiting!
Here he is killing a fleeing elephant
https://youtu.be/7mlEeYok-0c