Missing in Passau: Where is law student Danil Iakushev?

Missing in Passau: Where is law student Danil Iakushev?

The disappearance of 26-year-old law student Danil Iakushev is causing great concern in Passau. The student has been missing for almost two weeks and his trail leads nowhere. The last sighting took place on the night of a celebration at Lederergasse/Marienbrücke. Even if the exact details are unclear, [Schwäbische](/regional/baden-wuerttemberg/where-is-danil-student-after-party-night-spurless-disappeared-4004627) report that Danil left the party alone around 1 a.m. to “take a quick breath.”

Fellow students were alerted just 15 minutes after his disappearance, but despite immediate searches by the police, fire brigade and water rescue services, Danil remained untraceable. The carefully planned measures include the use of search dogs, drones and divers, but so far all efforts have been aborted without results. It is out of character for Danil, who should be reachable via social media and telephone, to suddenly cut off contact.

Details about the missing person

Danil Iakushev, who moved from Siberia to Germany in 2020, is not only academically active, but also plays bass in the metal band “Deädline”. On the evening of his disappearance he celebrated his first state exam. His friends and the Russian community in Passau stand behind him and hope for any possible clue to his whereabouts. He is described as being around 180cm tall, slim with brown hair. He was last seen wearing a black suit and a black leather jacket with yellow and white stripes and blue writing on the back.

Police are appealing to the public to help find Danil. Information about his whereabouts can be reported directly to the Passau police on 0851/9511-0. Raising awareness in the community is now particularly important in order to collect potentially crucial information.

A worrying phenomenon

Danil's disappearance is not an isolated case. In Germany, almost 10,000 people are currently reported missing, as [Tagesschau](/inland/gesellschaft/vermisste-deutschland-100.html) informs. These are often men, especially teenagers and boys. Statistically speaking, about half of all missing person cases are solved within the first week, but a small percentage remain untraceable for more than a year. This illustrates the urgency and importance of the search queries: no source of information should go unused.

Investigators are not ruling out either an accident or a crime, which is why all possibilities are being considered. Calling the police and sharing searches on social media are crucial. This means that every single clue could potentially provide the decisive approach to finding the missing student.