Missing search in Lower Franconia: 75-year-old found after hours!

Missing search in Lower Franconia: 75-year-old found after hours!

Kreuzwertheim, Deutschland - The search for a 75-year-old man in Lower Franconia was successfully completed since Friday afternoon, February 28, 2025. The police have now revoked the public search after the man was recognized by a taxi driver on Friday evening and brought to the police station. He had left his residential property in Kreuzwerheim around 11:30 a.m. In his search, which was carried out with the help of emergency services, fire brigade and neighboring agencies, there was no evidence of a crime. The man was described as approx. 175 cm tall, strong and about 100 kg, with gray hair, a gray winter jacket with hood, blue jeans and a black cap.

The Marktheidenfeld police inspection had asked the population to help you search and had provided the phone number 09391/9841-0. This missing person was the second in Lower Franconia within two days. Previously, a 13-year-old young person from Würzburg was missing, who had not been found since Tuesday evening, February 25, 2025. In the current February there were several missing cases in Franconia, some of which ended tragically. For example, a 50-year-old man from Lauscha was found lifeless, while an 86-year-old woman from Würzburg was found dead in the Main. On the other hand, the case of a 73-year-old woman from Erlangen was more positive, who was found safely after she had disappeared from a clinic.

Current missing cases

On the same day, two 14-year-old young people who were on their way to school were also missing. Your whereabouts have been unknown since then. The police in Marktheidenfeld once again asked the population for help and confirmed that there is no evidence of a possible crime. The two young people are described as follows:

• missing 1:
  • Size: approx. 150 - 160 cm
  • hair: short blonde hair
  • physique: slim
  • Possible clothing: white T-shirt with print, dark blue short trousers
  • may have a scooter with itself
• missing 2:
  • Size: approx. 160 cm
  • hair: dark blonde hair
  • physique: slim
  • Possible clothing: red sneakers
  • may have a scooter with itself

The local police station is responsible for the search for people, and if necessary, extensive search measures are initiated. The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) has an important supportive role, especially in cases in which missing people have to be classified as endangered. In 2024, around 18,100 children were reported in Germany as missing, of which 96.7% could be found again by the end of the year. In the case of minors, there is basically a danger, which underlines the urgency of searches.

For more detailed information about the support in the event of missing, interested parties can visit the BKA website, which provides detailed explanations of the procedures and statistics. The police in Marktheidenfeld continue to ask all witnesses to report on 09391/9841-0 if they have information about the current missing persons.

Infranken reports that the search for the missing senior and the search for young people is currently high priority for the police have.

Police Bavaria asked the public to help and inform about the current developments in cases.

bka provides comprehensive information on the tasks in the event of missing persons and the associated legal aspects.