FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl from Mangwe, who got lost on her way home from school, miraculously survived two cold nights in an animal infested forest.
A search party comprising about 100 villagers, seven police officers and two sniffer dogs found Ntokozo Mabhena, a pre-school learner, asleep under a tree on Sunday evening.
Ntokozo had wandered about 35 kilometres from the school in Macingwane Village on Friday afternoon, to Kwite, a neighbouring Village.
Villagers said the little girl had lost weight but was otherwise unharmed. She is suspected to have survived on wild fruits. Search parties lit huge fires at night to keep away predators but the tot miraculously survived her ordeal unscathed.
Her family told the state media yesterday that they had lost hope she would be found alive because dangerous wild animals like leopards, hyenas and poisonous snakes roam the bush where she got lost.
The girl’s grandmother, Lizzy Dumani, was so overcome with emotion when she saw her alive that she collapsed and regained consciousness in hospital.
She told the state media she was part of the search team but she gave up on Saturday morning as she was overwhelmed by grief. Dumani said she became alarmed after her grandchild had not returned from pre-school by 3PM on Friday which compelled her to alert her neighbours.
She said after being found, Ntokozo was rushed to hospital where the medical staff confirmed that she was in good health.
“As a family we’re still shocked but Ntokozo has returned to her normal life as if nothing happened.
“She isn’t even saying anything about the incident and I’m not sure whether she is aware of what happened to her.
“She didn’t even shed a tear or show any signs of being scared. It’s as though nothing happened to her. We’re just grateful that she is safe,” said Dumani. One of the members of the search crew, Bakhethi Nleya, said they combed through rocky, thorny and bushy paths to find the girl.
“We were totally exhausted when we finally found her. We wonder how she covered all that distance,” said Nleya.
“We suffered bruises and cuts trying to find her but to our surprise, she didn’t have any injuries. “The bush which she cut across is infested with cheetahs, hyenas, leopards, pythons, mountain cobras among other predators,” he said.
“We were tracking her shoe prints but in some cases she was straying from the path and going across rocky areas. In such cases we were forced to split into groups and search across the area until we could retrace her shoe prints.
“In some cases she was stopping by wild fruit trees to get something to eat. When we found her, all her belongings she carries to school were still intact,” said Nleya.
The councillor of Izimnyama Small Scale area, Peter Ndlovu, said the police and community members had played a crucial role in locating the missing girl.
He said the police responded quickly while the entire community had contributed in finding Ntokozo.
Ndlovu said villagers felt it was a miracle that the girl survived two cold nights and wild animals alone in the bush.
“We thought she was dead when we saw her under the tree. Imagine the relief when she sat up and asked for water and food,” he said.
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Panezvikaranga zviripo chete nyangwe zvadii pane akavigwa akagumbuka so ngavagare pasi vagadzirise
Panezvikaranga zviripo chete nyangwe zvadii pane akavigwa akagumbuka so ngavagare pasi vagadzirise
Thank you Lord
Thank you Lord
Taura hako iwe
Taura hako iwe
God say let the little ones come to for the kingdom of heaven is theirs! Indeed she was under divine protection.
God say let the little ones come to for the kingdom of heaven is theirs! Indeed she was under divine protection.
I suspect someone must have wanted to kill her for ritual purposes BUT later developed cold feet/changed mind and dumped the girl somewhere. a 4 yr old walking 35km (i.e 35,000 metres in 48 hours) that is 730m per hour non stop???. Call me suspicious BUT something is not adding up unless the Kms are grossly overstated. Am glad tho that she was unharmed.
I suspect someone must have wanted to kill her for ritual purposes BUT later developed cold feet/changed mind and dumped the girl somewhere. a 4 yr old walking 35km (i.e 35,000 metres in 48 hours) that is 730m per hour non stop???. Call me suspicious BUT something is not adding up unless the Kms are grossly overstated. Am glad tho that she was unharmed.
Ngikhalile ngacabanga ukuthi ngabe ubengowami. Kubuhlungu lokhu. Lets build more school in rural arrears. And parents please accompany minors to school. To the parents, thank God for protecting your daughter. At least you have a testimony that God is alive.
keep company of the littluns
keep company of the littluns
those kids must always be accompanied please,even upto grade seven. AnaDokora ndozvamunofanirwa kugadzirisa izvozvo kwete kushungurudza vana muchiva tester hiv yamakavapa futi tsek. basa rekutengera maticha uniform muchitadza kuvaka zvikoro zvakawanda kuti vana vadzidze padhuze nemikova yavo. DOFORA DOKORA gwanyokoro.Wasting money sponsoring so-called national pledge instead of building many primary schools to reduce children’s walking distance….matatya evanhu kushaya njere
those kids must always be accompanied please,even upto grade seven. AnaDokora ndozvamunofanirwa kugadzirisa izvozvo kwete kushungurudza vana muchiva tester hiv yamakavapa futi tsek. basa rekutengera maticha uniform muchitadza kuvaka zvikoro zvakawanda kuti vana vadzidze padhuze nemikova yavo. DOFORA DOKORA gwanyokoro.Wasting money sponsoring so-called national pledge instead of building many primary schools to reduce children’s walking distance….matatya evanhu kushaya njere
Why is a 4 year old walking from pre school without company of guardians, siblings or class mates?
Why is a 4 year old walking from pre school without company of guardians, siblings or class mates?
Great! She is alive and unharmed