Niels: What has happened since 19 november? – The Guardian

CULEMBORG, the netherlands – The 18-year-old Niels Wienberg from Culemborg is dead aangetrfoffen in the Leak. What happened since 19 november?

date of loss
Niels is Saturday morning 19 november at 06: 00 for the last seen. Quickly to raise the alarm. The 18-year-old Culemborger is confused and needs medicine that he does not. The police advises people Niels not to speak.

Witnesses report that they that Saturday, Niels around 14.00 hours have seen in the train stations in Culemborg. Others think that they have him on Utrecht Central have seen. The police put a helicopter in the search.

castle garden
Monday, november 21, be search dogs, and again a politieheli deployed to the north of the Netherlands) to combs. Eleven animals of reddingshondengroep RHWW from Pigeons to search in the spring and near the old castle garden. The dogs search by the police in places where people think Niels to have seen. The police assumes that Niels in Culemborg or in the surrounding area.

it is Clear that the police have a team of a number of investigators on the case. That are policemen from Culemborg who are supported by investigators and specialists from the unit East.

The parents of Niels hang anywhere in Culemborg bags down with blankets, food and warm clothes. On notes, they ask Niels to come home.

Systematic search
RHWW announces at the end of the week to Sunday, 27 november, a larger search will be held. Culemborg, the netherlands will be divided into sectors and is being systematically combed.

For the actual search combs 57 dogs and 75 volunteers from different zoekhondenclubs the rural area of Culemborg. The ultimate attempt Niels to find, doesn’t matter.

Witnesses
On Tuesday, 29th november looking for the police Station, after witnesses think that they Niels there have seen. There are again a helicopter and dogs used.

After the speuractie in Wolfheze announces to the police that the quest on a lower priority is set. After ten days of intensive search, all the lines smeared. The team has almost no information more to explore and makes a pass on the place.

radio silence
Suspect is also a radio-silence as possible, has a positive effect. The police hope that Niels will appear if there are no more to him being searched. There is still the assumption that he is still alive.

Still linger in many places in Culemborg notes with texts like ‘Fried egg tomorrow morning, Niels?, ‘Game of chess, Niels’ and ‘The shower at home is still warm, Niels’. Also, shopping bags with food and warm clothing distributed.

at the Beginning of december is still a second search, with dogs kept. At the request of the police went to the dogs one last time, looking in the floodplain north of the Leak.

Letter
At the station of Culemborg is an anonymous letter left behind. In the letter, hint the writer insisted that he or she knows where the missing Niels Wienberg residence. The police calls on the writer to report. A specific location is not mentioned.

After three weeks of searching gives the police not yet on, but decide a bit more low profile for Niels to find, not with dogs or helicopters.

If all the tips are analyzed and the flow of information dries up, decision the police on Friday, december 16, the research to build. The family will be informed accordingly. The detectives and police officers who are full-time with the case concerned, only in the place.

Lek
On december 23 a body found in the river Lek at Culemborg. It is not yet known whether or not the Niels.

On december 24, is disclosed by the police that the body found Niels Wienberg. There are no traces of a crime.