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My twin brother Justin has been traveling Switzerland when he went missing on Friday the 12th. It's thought that he has been swept away in the river in Lauterbrunnen.
A number of family members have flown to Switzerland to search, but we have been advised that in order to search the river we require specialist sonar equipment. We are hoping to raise funds to search for Justin and to support his transfer home. It is all very unknown at the moment, we appreciate any little support and your thoughts and prayers.
Update from police station 15.05.2023
Police search team of 10persons have searched and completed the river by foot, water & drone. They have advised to be very careful as the water has a strong current & is extremely cold. We asked to join there search team but they are only doing this by specialist. Due to the law and insurance policies we are not allowed to join their search teams. They have asked that we respect this.
The helicopter is not an option as it would not be appropriate due to the location trees etc.
The only option we have is to hire local kayak and/or rafting teams to get onto the water ourselves. Or to pay the kayak people to go out by themselves.
They would not supply us with any gear & recommended a local shop for us to buy our own gear.
They are currently searching CCTV of the area.
They are trying to organise a scanning device to search the bottom of the lake. They advised this is costly 5 to 20grand. In case they don’t have the funding we need to step in here. We have created a go fund me page (this is above). They advised they should know more about this device in 1 to 3 days. There is only 2 in the country.
Fundraising team (2)
Johnathan Flannery
Organizer
Jana Wessels
Team member