Joe (8) from Oldenburg still missing: sniffer dog strikes - emergency services discover a footprint
Created: 06/24/2022, 09:29 am
By: Jennifer Lanzinger
Who saw the 8 year old?
The boy has been missing since June 17.
The Oldenburg police are asking for information.
© Police Oldenburg
Joe from Oldenburg has been missing for almost a week, now a sniffer dog sensed his trail.
Around 200 people then searched a field - and discovered a footprint.
Update from June 23, 4:55 p.m .:
The police also use a murder commission to search for the missing eight-year-old in Oldenburg.
From information provided by a witness, the suspicion arose that the boy might have been the victim of a crime.
Investigated against unknown.
It is also said that the procedure on behalf of the Oldenburg public prosecutor's office would open up new possibilities for the authorities.
For example, data that would otherwise be lost could be backed up.
At the same time, however, an intensive search for the boy will continue, and the special organization set up for this purpose will remain in place for the time being.
So the police are working on two tracks for the time being.
First report from June 23:
Oldenburg – There has been no trace of little Joe from Oldenburg for about a week, and emergency services are still feverishly looking for the eight-year-old.
Joe was last seen on Friday, June 17, 2022. The people of Oldenburg are very concerned about the boy's disappearance, and numerous people are voluntarily looking for Joe without ceasing.
Joe (8) from Oldenburg still missing: sniffer dog strikes - emergency services discover a footprint
As the dpa quotes a police spokesman on Thursday, the search will continue for the child: "We are following the clues that we get".
Eight-year-old Joe, who has an intellectual disability, was last seen around 5:30 p.m. in the area of the former Donnerschwee barracks.
The police already emphasized in a first message that Joe could easily understand the search for him as a game.
Accordingly, the search is supported by rescue dog squadrons and loudspeaker announcements.
Countless volunteers have also been looking for Joe for days, and the drone group from the Ammerland district fire brigade also took part in the search.
According to indications, the boy could have stayed in Wehnen (Ammerland district).
As
Bild
reports, among other things, witnesses are said to have given a hint of a strawberry field on Tuesday.
Joe was not discovered here either.
Missing Joe from Oldenburg: Numerous participants are feverishly looking for Joe
On Wednesday, a sniffer dog is said to have scented the boy's track in a corn field.
As picture reports, around 200 people are said to have gathered there immediately and looked for little Joe.
A small footprint was discovered.
Forensic investigators should now check whether the footprint could have come from missing Joe.
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Joe is about 150cm tall, slim and has shoulder length dark curly hair.
At the time of his disappearance, Joe was wearing a blue T-shirt with white writing, a black vest also with white writing, and dark pants.
The missing boy is probably walking barefoot.
Missing Joe from Oldenburg: Who can provide relevant information?
The Oldenburg police are asking witnesses who can give information about the missing 8-year-old Joe or his whereabouts to report to the use and patrol service I on 0441-790-4115 or the police emergency call 110.
(-767932)