The Local Switzerland

Mushroom picker finds remains of missing German

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 11:43:07 +0200

A two-year-old missing person case has finally been solved.

Bern police hunt for missing 14-year-old girl

Fri, 15 Sep 2017 11:02:15 +0200

Police in Bern on Wednesday launched a huge search operation after a 14-year-old girl went missing in Utzigen.

Spanish au pair found injured but alive: Swiss police

Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:40:57 +0200

The Spanish au pair who went missing in the Lake Geneva region last Friday has been found alive.

Spanish au pair missing on Swiss Riviera

Mon, 28 Aug 2017 10:57:59 +0200

Police in the canton of Vaud are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 23-year-old au pair.

Search continues in Chur River for missing boy

Mon, 20 Apr 2015 23:45:01 +0200

Police and fire department officers in the canton of Saint Gallen continued searching for the third day in a row on Monday for Semere, a two-year-old boy who went missing over the weekend.

Body of missing teenage Polish hiker found

Wed, 19 Nov 2014 20:11:00 +0100

Searchers in the canton of Vaud discovered on Wednesday the body of a Polish teenager who went missing earlier this month.

Missing autistic girl's clothing found by river

Mon, 18 Nov 2013 20:14:00 +0100

Police believe that an accident may have befallen a 15-year-old autistic girl who went missing a week ago in Fribourg.

Therapist missing with rapist found dead: report

Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:50:00 +0200

The dead body of Adeline Morel, a 34-year-old therapist who went missing with a convicted rapist on Thursday, has been discovered in Geneva, according to media reports citing police sources.

Search is on for missing Lausanne mountain hiker

Sun, 21 Jul 2013 23:42:00 +0200

Police are looking for Virginie, a 25-year-old woman from the Lausanne region who went missing last Wednesday after informing her family she was going hiking on the Trient glacier in the canton of Valais.

Body could be missing boater

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:32:05 +0200

Police are investigating if a body found in Tuggen in canton Schwyz at the weekend could be that of a boat captain who went missing at the end of June.

Missing hiker found alive after three days

Thu, 03 May 2012 12:49:02 +0200

A 33-year-old German woman who was injured while hiking in eastern Switzerland has been found alive after three days in the wilderness.