{"id":44394,"date":"2024-10-30T19:25:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T17:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/beloved-baboon-quinton-missing-southern-cross-residents-urge-help-20241030\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:05:39","slug":"beloved-baboon-quinton-missing-southern-cross-residents-urge-help-20241030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/beloved-baboon-quinton-missing-southern-cross-residents-urge-help-20241030\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved baboon Quinton missing, residents urge help"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Anxiety is growing in Southern Cross as community members and volunteers search for Quinton, a popular local baboon, who went missing yesterday.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Quinton, known for staying clos<\/strong><strong>e to his troop, has prompted residents to organise search efforts and spread the word on social media.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Baboon Matters team is urging locals to report any sightings to assist in reuniting Quinton with his troop.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anxiety is mounting in the Southern Cross community as the search continues for \u201cBig lad Quinton\u201d, a well-known and beloved baboon missing since yesterday morning 29 October. Known for staying close to his troop, Quinton\u2019s sudden disappearance has prompted concern among local residents and volunteers, who have taken to social media to share updates and pleas for assistance in finding him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Baboon Matters team noted Quinton\u2019s absence yesterday. Their teams spent hours searching the area, but by nightfall they were forced to pause, leaving Quinton\u2019s troop to roost anxiously in De Hel. \u201cThe troop is not relaxed at all,\u201d the team shared, as they prepared to continue the search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Custom\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_cbb5d5a8\">\n<div class=\"custom\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"250\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbaboonmatterstrust%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02AgMV5jzXun23NSTtnEcY8fhDScCiC6ioMKrdbEYRXjgJbLZ7waXDhVSFkGNnEJcdl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents expressed deep concern over Quinton\u2019s unusual absence. Lynette Johnson said, \u201cMy heart sank reading after reading this on social media Quinton is never without his troop, and I can\u2019t bear thinking that something terrible could have happened to him.\u201d Another resident, Desiree van Nierop, shared heartfelt wishes for his safe return, saying \u201cI pray that he will be found safe and unharmed\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volunteer teams are now urging anyone able to assist in the search to look along the Diep River Trail, De Hel, and surrounding areas near Bellevue Avenue. 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