Searching in Vöcklabruck: 85-year-old is still missing!

Searching in Vöcklabruck: 85-year-old is still missing!

In the Vöcklabruck urban area, a dramatic search for an 85-year-old man has been running from dementia since Friday evening. As , he was brought home by one of his sons on Wednesday, but when the family could no longer reach him, a missing person was immediately filed. A total of 120 police, fire brigade, rescue dog brigade and red cross are used. Drones and the flight police with thermal imaging cameras also support the search.

Special attention applies to the forest area in which the man went for a walk every day. Despite intensive search measures, it has so far been unobtrusive. The State Police Directorate has published a description of the missing person: it is between 170 and 175 cm tall, weighs about 50 kg, has full gray hair, a full beard and wears glasses. At the time of his disappearance, he was dressed in dark trousers, a dark jacket and low shoes. Information on his whereabouts can be submitted at any time from any police inspection or via the police call 133. Unfortunately, the sad news came that the search for the 85-year-old was hired, as ooe.orf.at