Vogelsberg district, is still missing in Bosnia. “/>Wolfram Mißler, a doctor from the Vogelsberg district, is still missing in Bosnia. © Sebastian Missler
The case of Wolfram Mißler, a doctor from the Vogelsberg district, who disappeared in Bosnia, continues to concern his family and relatives as well as the citizens at his place of residence in Herbstein and at the practice location in Grebenhain.
Grebenhain – In the course of reporting on the case of 67-year-old doctor Wolfram Mißler from the Vogelsberg district in Hesse, who is still considered missing, the German embassy in Sarajevo/Bosnia was asked to provide a statement for the press.
Sebastian Mißler, the son of the missing man, and his partner felt abandoned by the German embassy during their on-site investigations. A feeling that has probably not changed even after the embassy’s answers to the press query.
The family does not give up in the search for Wolfram Mißler, who was missing in Bosnia
Wolfram Mißler traveled to the Prenj Mountains in Bosnia. His rental car was found in front of the entrance to two hiking trails. According to an eyewitness, Wolfram Mißler was probably seen on September 4th. Apparently he has been missing since then and was then searched for by mountain rescuers.
The Foreign Office in Berlin, which answered the press query to the embassy in Sarajevo in a rather general manner, now says: “The case of the missing German citizen is known to the Foreign Office. The German embassy in Sarajevo is in regular contact with the family members and the Bosnian authorities.”
“Overall, I had to conclude that the German embassy in Sarajevo did not live up to its own principle of helping German citizens in need.
A statement that the missing man’s son doesn’t want to leave standing: “I couldn’t find any regular contact, and I usually only received updates sporadically or at my own request. “I also didn’t have the impression that the German representation was in close contact with the Bosnian authorities,” explains Sebastian Mißler.
Rather, in most cases he took on the role of mediator by passing on the latest information from the mountain rescue service or the local police to his contact person. “Since the search measures were stopped, contact with me has been stopped,” he regrets.
The Foreign Office stated that “in this case, the local authorities immediately carried out a search lasting several weeks, which unfortunately remained fruitless.” However, we ask for your understanding that “for data protection reasons, we cannot comment in more detail on individual consular cases”.
Mountain rescuers in Bosnia searched intensively for the missing Wolfram Mißler – but to no avail. © Sebastian Missler
The office further emphasizes that “in principle, the local authorities decide whether to initiate a search for missing persons or further search operations.” The German missions abroad could not start their own investigations, but could, for example, support the relatives in their discussions with the local authorities.
According to Sebastian Mißler, there was no such support, “nor was it offered to us.” He regrets that the German diplomatic mission in Sarajevo has not yet commented personally on the events surrounding the missing doctor from Vogelsberg.
“Overall, I had to conclude that the German embassy in Sarajevo did not live up to its own principle of helping German citizens in need. Nevertheless, I continue to hope for constructive support in this personal emergency,” he emphasizes.
There are still no new leads in the case. But Wolfram Mißler’s relatives are not giving up their efforts to shed light on the matter. “I received information from the authorities that they were no longer looking. There has been no initiative from the German side so far,” regrets Sebastian Mißler.
The son of the disappeared man is currently trying to make the case more present in the Bosnian media in the hope that this will lead to a resumption of the search. “Unfortunately, I am currently very busy at work and cannot travel to Bosnia at the moment.”
“If all measures are unsuccessful, we will consider a privately financed investigation or search.” Meanwhile, a representative for Wolfram Mißler’s cardiology practice in Grebenhain is to start working from November 13th, as Sebastian Mißler explained. Good news for the patients but still no consolation for the relatives of the missing person. (from Oliver Hack)
