MISSING PERSONS TENERIFE - Help find missing people

I am Deborah. I am based in mountainous Tenerife and am a long time IT architect and technical writer as well as a keen hiker, explorer and sailor. I have voluntarily worked on Missing Persons cases in Spain with some success.

In May 2024 I took over the group Missing Persons Tenerife. I had used it myself when a fellow traveller went missing in 2023. There is a big need for help with finding Missing Persons in Tenerife.

Although Tenerife is generally safe and has one of the lowest crime rates in Europe, it also has one of the highest missing persons rates for a region in Spain.

Every week people go missing in Tenerife. This is partly because there are millions of tourists visiting every year and partly because of the treacherous volcanic terrain and hot dry climate. Many visitors, in unfamiliar surroundings, lose their passport/money/phone, simply lose their way in the volcanic terrain, or are caught out by the heat of the day. Without local knowledge, getting help can be a challenge, especially with a language barrier. Similarly the families are thousands of miles away and don't know where to start looking. Missing Persons Tenerife can be your "One stop shop" to your search.

In a poll, the major need was Investigate Services

Investigation, especially in those crucial first hours, the "Golden Hours" is more effective with structured systems to help us work efficiently to get information and publicise cases. Funds will be used to develop those systems, for direct invesigation, and for hiring extra professional Investigators and Search and Rescue teams.

We can:

• Help family and friends of missing persons and reach out to anyone who can help with information to locate them

• Gather the right information and help report to the police.

• Help with appeals, press coverage and social media sharing

• Investigate and search directly

• Engage professionals in investigation, Search and Rescue

We are independent, resourceful and methodical, know the area and have experience, and respect the privacy of individuals. WE can even use our expertise to help missing persons cases in other parts of the world.

With your donations, we can find missing people and get them back to their families, as well as providing useful information as to how to avoid becoming a missing person.

Donors

As well as receiving regular information updates on the Missing Persons group, donors can request focus on a particular case. Please use the 'contact' button.