Missed Fellbacher discovered: Dementia patients in safety!

Missed Fellbacher discovered: Dementia patients in safety!

Fellbach, Deutschland - On January 6, 2025, the Aalen police headquarters reported the end of a public search for a missing man from Fellbach. The 61-year-old F. K. had been reported as missing since January 4, 2025 after he was last seen in his apartment on Meißner Strasse. F. K. suffers from dementia, which increased the fear of a helpless situation. Fortunately, he was found on Tuesday by passers -by in Fellbach and admitted to a hospital.

The missing person search was communicated by the police on January 6, 2025 at 9:41 p.m. In a further context, the statistics on traffic accidents report that 2,406,465 traffic accidents were recorded in Germany in 2022, which was an increase compared to previous years. In 2021 there were 2,314,938 accidents and in 2020 2,245,245 accidents were counted. In the case of accidents with personal injury in 2022, 289,672 incidents were registered that led to 2,788 fatalities. In 2021 258,987 accidents with personal injury and 2,562 fatalities.

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The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) plays a crucial role in processing missing cases in Germany. The BKA was founded in 1951 and, among other things, has the task of searching for missing people, identifying unknown corpses and capturing helpless people. One person is considered missing if they are inexplicable from their whereabouts and a danger to life or life is accepted. An acute danger situation is generally assumed in the case of missing minors, so that they are taken into state care.

In addition, the local police station is responsible for the immediate search for people. In the event of acute danger, extensive search measures are used, often with the participation of the riot police and local emergency services. Missing persons are recorded in the police information system (INPOL). On January 1, 2024, about 9,832 missing persons were registered in Inpol.

In 2023, around 16,500 children were missing, with an impressive reconnaissance rate of 99.8 %. Over half of the missing people are male, and around 3 % of the cases are unsolved for more than a year. In particular, unaccompanied minor refugees are a special challenge, since the number of cases missing has increased in recent years. However, the police can only intervene in the event of a missing criteria for a missing person report.

For further information on missing persons and the tasks of the BKA, visit the page of the bundeskriminalamts . For current messages about the incident in Fellbach, you can find more information on News.de .

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