What to do if a person is missing? Very often, this question baffles many of us. Of course, first of all, you need to contact the law enforcement authorities: the police or the police in order to write a statement about the loss of your near and dear. But very often before the expiration of three days they do not accept him, arguing: “Walks and returns. Do not worry. " This is the opinion of many ordinary people, although it is completely incorrect. The application must accept and start the search activities as soon as possible.
What you need to have with you when compiling your application:
- Passport or identity documents of the applicant;
- Documents that indicate the identity of the missing person;
- Describe in the application the appearance and special signs of the disappeared, moles, scars, tattoos, physical disabilities, for example, the absence of a limb or something that will help in the search and identification;
- Describe clothes and items that were missing. Keys, umbrella, briefcase, mobile phone, its number and model.
It is best to talk about a possible social circle. After all, there are times when relatives "stand on their ears", made a search, wrote a statement, and their son or daughter just drove off to rest with friends to the south and did not warn any of their relatives.
What to do if a person who cannot communicate about himself is missing
But what to do if a child is lost? It is necessary to immediately inform the law enforcement authorities, tell the child’s signs, tell him what he was wearing and what he had with him. The application must be accepted and operational search actions should begin immediately.
All actions, yours and those around you, must be coordinated, because a person has been lost. What to do in this case? Call all your friends and acquaintances whom you have ever visited with your child. Maybe he liked the playground in the yard. And he went on a swing ride.
It is necessary that the child knows how to act in a critical situation, and knows what to do if the person with whom he came, for example, to a large shopping center is gone. It is worth explaining to him a few rules:
- First of all, stay in one place and not go anywhere;
- Attract the attention of security guards;
- If the child does not speak well or does not know his name, make a special memo that he can give to adults;
- On the street do not talk with strangers and do not get into their car;
- If he got lost in the store, go to the cashier and ask to call security.
Elderly or mentally ill people very often cannot control their actions. For many relatives, the problems associated with them can become quite complex. After all, if a pensioner lives alone and visits him once or twice a week, it is quite difficult to determine when he was definitely gone. Therefore, in this situation, first of all, call the hospital, maybe he had an attack on the street and an ambulance took him. It is best for your own peace of mind to call up and ask about your health every day.
If an elderly person goes for a walk alone, just in case, put a memo with a phone number and his data in his pocket to help determine his identity in an accident.
Is the dog missing? What to do? You can put up ads throughout the area, give a message on the Internet or a newspaper. But what if a person is missing? Yes, almost the same. Do not be lazy and place an ad on the Web in which you describe in detail the person you are looking for and place his photo. Today, millions of people communicate on social networks and don’t put volunteers in the search. After all, very often searches give results in the first day, so you should not delay if your loved one is missing. Contact the law enforcement authorities and demand urgent search measures.