Author Topic: RIDER MISSING NEAR CAPE TOWN (Read 1520 times)

-D-U-K-E- · « **on:** December 27, 2009, 11:16:54 pm »

Cape Town Area...

Alton Fisher left his home at Diep River for a ride with his son on Saturday morning the 26th. They were planning to meet some other riders at 7am. He is riding a KLR 650.

They planned to sleep over on Saturday Evening and should have been back on Sunday afternoon. It is now after 11pm on Sunday evening and Alton's wife has not heard from him, and has not been able to contact him or their son on their cell phones.

If anyone has any information, please contact Patricia at o82 885 1429 or Rian at o82 496 4o45

Thank You

Eisbein · « **Reply #1 on:** December 27, 2009, 11:18:42 pm »

Do you know where they were supposed to be riding to ?

-D-U-K-E- · « **Reply #2 on:** December 27, 2009, 11:23:30 pm »

I have just spoken with Patricia again and she has confirmed that they are riding 2 up.

We are unsure as to where exactly they were heading - she says that Alton did mention the Cederberg.... Edit - I have just checked on the map and the Cederberg is within reach of Diep River Cape Town for a sleep over bike trip.

Eisbein · « **Reply #3 on:** December 27, 2009, 11:27:25 pm »

topbox · « **Reply #4 on:** December 27, 2009, 11:38:30 pm »

Quote from: Eisbein on December 27, 2009, 11:27:25 pm

+1,

i know him well

Sprocketbek · « **Reply #5 on:** December 27, 2009, 11:43:03 pm »

Is that Elton or Alton?
http://www.wilddog.za.net/forum/index.php?topic=42589.msg831749#msg831749

Milkybar · « **Reply #6 on:** December 28, 2009, 06:08:31 am »

Any news yet?

?

LeonDude · « **Reply #7 on:** December 28, 2009, 06:12:31 am »

This does not sound good! I hope they are found safe and sound.

Pistonpete · « **Reply #8 on:** December 28, 2009, 07:06:51 am »

They could be anywhere

-D-U-K-E- · « **Reply #9 on:** December 28, 2009, 07:34:27 am »

I have just confirmed with his wife that it is Alton and his son Ethan that are missing.

They were on the Cederberg Ride: http://www.wilddog.za.net/forum/index.php?topic=42589.msg831749#msg831749

Edit:

They were travelling on a red KLR 650. Could the guys that went on the ride please contact Patricia at o82 885 1429? (Or Alternatively Rian at o82 496 4o45)

We are urgently looking for any information on when they left, direction of travel, where they were last seen.

If anyone could post the route taken during the trip, it will really help if someone can start searching for them like Manic said....

Manic · « **Reply #10 on:** December 28, 2009, 07:39:44 am »

Lets hope that they are sleeping over an extra day without any cell coverage!!

Anycase, strongs and keep us updated. I think his wife must be going crazy by now.

Ain't there anyone in the Cape Town area that can jump on a bike and start searching for them?

MatchStick · « **Reply #11 on:** December 28, 2009, 08:03:19 am »

Any reg number available?

Tuareg · « **Reply #12 on:** December 28, 2009, 08:04:58 am »

From the RR photo's they were with the group up to Oasis
There aren't too many route options if they headed straight back towards Cape Town
If anyone is planning a search effort then its best to coordinate it through a command centre, preferable the police
Any updates would be appreciated

Tuareg · « **Reply #13 on:** December 28, 2009, 08:07:56 am »

Apparently all is OK
www.wilddog.za.net/forum/index.php?topic=42589.msg831807;topicseen#msg831807

Goose · « **Reply #14 on:** December 28, 2009, 08:08:41 am »

-D-U-K-E- · « **Reply #15 on:** December 28, 2009, 08:11:35 am »

Go Girl was on the trip and said that they went on to the Tankwa Karoo with MTB and MTG....

There is a guest house, but no cell phone reception...

We should hear something from them by the end of the day - I will keep you guys posted!

topbox · « **Reply #16 on:** December 28, 2009, 08:13:58 am »

So then MTB and MTG also missing / have no signal

Grootseun · « **Reply #17 on:** December 28, 2009, 08:15:27 am »

betcha he's gonna get an earfull when arriving home.

glad all ok.

Tuareg · « **Reply #18 on:** December 28, 2009, 08:18:30 am »

Quote from: Grootseun on December 28, 2009, 08:15:27 am

betcha he's gonna get an earfull when arriving home

An earful of knuckles.......

lecap · « **Reply #19 on:** December 28, 2009, 08:20:24 am »

Quote from: Manic on December 28, 2009, 07:39:44 am

Lets hope that they are sleeping over an extra day without any cell coverage!!

Anycase, strongs and keep us updated. I think his wife must be going crazy by now.

Ain't there anyone in the Cape Town area that can jump on a bike and start searching for them?

Not a very good idea before you know very well where they went missing (which road, which section).

I had customers gone missing in the Cederberg before and have some experience about how to organise a search.

For now / first:
Find out where last seen and heading which way.
Check with farms / settlements en route after the last seen position. (In my case a child in Wupperthal could ID the bike confirming than they had past W. and were somewhere between W. and Calvinia).
If they are likely to be missing in the Cederberg proper contact the accommmodation places like Cederberg Oasis, Mount Ceder, Kromrivier, Driehook etc. Explain the situation and ask if they can inform all guests which go out today (plenty 4x4 this time of the year) to look out.

I sincerely hope rider and pillion are in one piece and only stranded without fuel or broken down (it's a KLR

)

Unfortunately my experience with SAPS Clanwilliam was some sort of a "could not care less" attitude but things have hopefully changed since then.

BTW: My people forgot to fill up, ran out of fuel and had to seek shelter from exposure due to a frikken snowstorm coming down. They were found 10PM with the bike on the side of the road and them having broken into a farmhouse.