Carinthian (62) missing: Police asks for information from the region!

Carinthian (62) missing: Police asks for information from the region!

Köstenberg, Österreich - Beatrix D., a 62-year-old woman from Carinthia, has been missing since May 14, 2025. Most recently she was spotted in Köstenberg. The State Police Directorate of Carinthia has confirmed the missing person and appeals to the public to report information or sightings immediately at the next police station. Beatrix has a narrow stature and is between 160 and 165 centimeters in size. She has gray hair and wears a headgear. In addition, she noticed the lack of teeth and psychological impairments.

The search for Beatrix D. takes place as part of the requirements and measures of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). According to [BKA] (https://www.bka.de/de/unsereierte/ermittlungs- Unterstuetung/ editors' faelle/ editors, one person is already considered missing if they remain unexplainable and without understandable reason from their place of residence and is suspected of a danger to life or life. For adults like Beatrix, however, it is also taken into account that you have the right to choose your whereabouts freely as long as there is no such danger.

The role of the police and the BKA

The local police department is responsible for the immediate search for missing persons. If there is an acute danger, the police can initiate large -scale search measures that often include the riot police and local emergency services. Missing persons are recorded in a special information system from the police, inpol, that is an essential basis for the searches.

In 2025, around 9,420 cases of missing persons were registered in Germany. It is estimated that about 50 % of these cases can be clarified within the first week, and over 80 % within one month. The number of missing children, which was around 18,100 in 2024, is particularly alarming, 96.7 % of which were clarified by the end of the year.

Beatrix D. is considered part of this complex problem in which the BKA and the police move every day. The statistics show that more than two thirds of the missing people are male and that children and young people are often affected. The circumstances of their disappearance are currently being examined in detail.

The BKA supports the local authorities not only in the search for missing, but also in the identification of unknown corpses and helpless people. These comprehensive tasks are part of the commitment of the BKA for the security of the citizens. Anyone who has information about the whereabouts of Beatrix D. can be reported to the responsible bodies.

The search for missing persons therefore remains an important concern for the police, the BKA and the entire society. Beatrix D. is an urgent example of how important everyone can be so small in order to save a person's life or bring back into normal.

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