Missing Anton S. (69) after a bike ride: Police are asking for information!

Missing Anton S. (69) after a bike ride: Police are asking for information!

In tranquil Memmingen, a missing person case is causing great concern. 69-year-old Anton S. from Amendingen has been missing since the beginning of June 2025. The senior started a bike ride on June 3rd when he left home. The plan was to return by afternoon coffee, but there has been no trace of him since then. Although the police have launched extensive search operations, the situation remains tense.

The official search effort was launched on June 4, 2025 as concern for Anton S. grew. Numerous police helicopters, drones and sniffer dogs are deployed to find him. Emergency services on foot and on bicycles are also combing through various regions around Memmingen, including popular spots such as the Buxheimer Weiher and the Eisenburg Forest. Particular attention is also being paid to the IKARUS festival site, where tips from the public led to renewed searches. However, previous efforts have been largely unsuccessful, and according to the new-facts.eu report, only a few relevant ones have been made Information received by the police.

Details of the last sighting and description

The last sighting of Anton S. took place on June 3rd at 12:00 p.m. The missing man is 172 cm tall, weighs around 76 kg and was wearing black trousers and a blue “Jack & Jones” T-shirt. He also wore either a white or green helmet. His bicycle, a gray Cube mountain bike, is also part of the search. Anton S.'s usual cycling routes include the path through the Buxheim Forest towards the Memmingen animal shelter. The family is asking for help because they fear that Anton may need help after falling off his bike.

The view of him could be made difficult by tall grass. The police are therefore appealing to the public to pay particular attention to lost bicycles that may look similar to Anton S. The lost property office has already been informed and all citizens are asked to report information on 110 if they have any information about the whereabouts of Anton S. or his bicycle.

Cooperation and support in the search

The police have also sensitized all officers in their area of ​​responsibility to regularly visit relevant locations. Prompt feedback can be crucial to finding Anton S. on time. When people go missing, it is important to act quickly. According to the [BKA](https://www.bka.de/DE/ UnserAufgabe/Ermittlungsunterstuetzung/BearbeitungVermisstenfaelle/arbeitungVermisstenfaelle.html), a missing person is classified as such if he or she is inexplicably absent from his or her whereabouts and a risk to life or limb is assumed.

Police work is crucial here: under certain circumstances the search can be large-scale, often involving riot police and emergency services. The Missing Persons Office at the BKA helps to coordinate the relevant search measures. So far it has become clear that missing person cases are often complex, but there are also bright spots - for example, many cases are resolved within the first week. We can only hope that Anton S. will also be found soon and that this worrying situation will come to an end.