They lost everything but all Michael Bowen and Chantal Levings care about is finding their beloved dog Toboe, a white English bull terrier.<\/p>\n
The couple, who live in Eastleigh in Edenvale, have been desperately searching for Toboe since he was swept away in the flash floods on November 9.<\/p>
There have been reports that Toboe has been sighted in the Klopper Park area and Germiston residents are urged to keep an eye out for him.<\/p>\n
Michael told the GCN that he rushed home that day after being notified by his landlord that there was trouble at their home due to the storm.<\/p>
\u201cIt was the longest drive of my life and all I could think about was Toboe and hoped he was okay,\u201d Michael said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I reached home my heart sank and what I saw I will haunt me forever.<\/p>\n
\u201cA car had been washed into our road.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur main gate had been bent inwards by the water and ripped off the ground and the driveway bricks and gravel had been ripped from the ground.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs I ran into the property all I saw was destruction, the neighbour\u2019s walls had collapsed into our property and there was water flowing everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael added that when he reached their cottage he was waist-deep in water and when he finally got to the area where Toboe was kept it was all submerged in water and water from three different sources was converging into one massive river and hitting their home.<\/p>\n
\u201cI frantically searched for Toboe but couldn\u2019t find him.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy whole world ended, I had let my family down and hadn\u2019t made it in time to save him,\u201d Michael said.<\/p>\n
Since then they have been searching far and wide for Toboe, but so far have not had any success.<\/p>\n
Toboe is about six years old and has been part of Michael\u2019s life since he was a puppy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve lived a full life and travelled the world but nothing compares to my years with Toboe.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough thick and thin our dog was always part of it,\u201d Michael said.<\/p>\n
Even though they have lost everything, thanks to assistance from various people they have managed to come up with a R7 000 reward for anyone who leads them to Toboe.<\/p>\n
If you have any information, call Michael on 062 533 6207 or Chantal on 084 095 6395.<\/p>\n
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