Presumed Located GERMANY - Jeff Freiheit, 32, Canadian hiker missing in Alps, Bad Tölz, 2 Aug 2018

  • #21
This picture, with someone else in it, was taken on the Latschenkopf, with views on the Benediktenwand. Gives you an idea of the area. Difficult track that requires all of your attention.
Yes, the view is great! but please mind your steps.


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Fünf schöne Tagestouren in den bayerischen Alpen
 
  • #22
Mit neuer GPS-Technik auf der Suche nach vermisstem Kanadier

Search for missing Canadian man with new GPS technology


The search for the Canadian, who is missing in the Tölzer Land, will continue tomorrow. The mountain rescue service will also use a new tracking system then. Two pieces of clothing found by the search parties do not belong to the missing person.

The search for missing Canadian Jeff Freiheit from Brandon, Manitoba, will continue tomorrow. According to a police spokesman on Bavarian radio, 20 mountain rescuers, seven police officers, two search dogs and a helicopter will search from 8 am to 4 pm. The target area is again the area between Brauneck near Lenggries and the Benediktenwand south of Jachenau.

All reports that the missing person had been seen in the Jachenau area were not confirmed by the mission on Monday. During the search a new tracking system of the mountain rescue service is also used. With a GPS tracker, the searched areas of individual search groups can be recorded precisely.

The wife and mother of the missing person have been in Bad Tölz since Sunday. They were able to rule out to the police that a found T-shirt and a jacket belong to the 32-year-old sports teacher. In their time of need, the relatives appealed to a self-appointed "psychic" from North Rhine-Westphalia. The also wrote many appeals in the social media.

The Canadian planned to hike from Munich to Venice. On August 2, his trail got lost on the track from Brauneck to the Benediktenwand.


BBM


 
  • #23
This picture, with someone else in it, was taken on the Latschenkopf, with views on the Benediktenwand. Gives you an idea of the area. Difficult track that requires all of your attention.
Yes, the view is great! but please mind your steps.


vom-latschenkopf-aus-hat-man-einen-tollen-blick-auf-die-benediktenwand-.jpg


Fünf schöne Tagestouren in den bayerischen Alpen

Thank you for that photo. Seems like one bad step could lead to a fall quite easily.
 
  • #24
Er wollte zu Fuß von München nach Venedig: 32-Jähriger seit Tagen spurlos verschwunden


He wanted to walk from Munich to Venice:
A 32-year-old Canadian has been missing near Bad Tölz for a several days now.

Bad Tölz - A 32-year-old Canadian has been missing for several days. The man was on foot on the way from Munich to Venice, his trail is lost in southern Bavaria. Under the direction of the Bad Tölz Police Inspectorate, large-scale searches are taking place there.

On August 8, 2018, Jeffrey David Freiheit's wife told the police inspectorate in Schwaz (Tyrol) by telephone late in the evening that she no longer had contact with her husband. Allegedly he was last seen at Karwendelhaus (Tyrol).

The Austrian police ultimately clarified that the man probably did not arrive in Tyrol. It was determined that he was last on the road in the Bad Tölz police area. The wife had meanwhile called in various forums in the Internet for assistance with the search for her husband. She has now flown to Germany to support the search.

On Monday, the search measures were concentrated on the Jachenau Vorderriß area. The Gasthaus Post in Vorderriß should be his destination on August 3rd. However, according to current knowledge, he did not arrive there.

In addition to the mountain rescue service, police helicopters and officials from the Alpine Intervention Group (AEG) were deployed. The mountain rescue services of Lenggries, Benediktbeuern, Kochel and Penzberg are among those involved. Mountain rescue and avalanche dogs were also deployed.

Unfortunately, the search for missing Canadians remained unsuccessful on Monday. Two pieces of clothing have been found so far. The police will investigate the missing person's T-shirt and jacket. [ It is already known that these do not belong to JF.]

The Lenggries mountain rescue service will not give up: Thanks to Penzberg's special task force technology, it has the ability to evaluate the GPS trackers that each search party carried with it. The data is placed on a map to find any gaps that have not yet been searched.


BBM


Karwendelhaus is the next stage after Vorderriss. (Etappe 5)
Tomorrows searches will take place between Brauneck and the Tutzinger Hütte (Etappe 3), this is the stage before the stage fromTutzinger Hütte to Vorderrriss (Etappe 4).

Description of Stage 3 / Etappe 3:

Von Bad Tölz zur Benediktenwand - München - Venedig: Wandern auf dem Traumpfad über die Alpen.

From Bad Tölz to Benediktenwand

This stage takes you from the diverse meadow landscape of the Isar into the mountains.

From Arzbach you have two routes to choose from: the first takes you through the Arzbachtal via alpine farms and green pastures to the Benediktenwand and Tutzinger Hütte (1327 metres). From the Tiefentalalm, which is about 1250 meters high, you have a beautiful panoramic view.

For the second variant via the Brauneck you must be steady and free from giddiness. Walk on along the Isar river to Lenggries and from there take the Brauneck mountain railway to Brauneckhaus at an altitude of 800 metres. On this tour you can climb two peaks at once: Brauneck and Benediktenwand peaks tempt you to experience the first heights.

In good weather, however, you must share the impressive views over the foothills of the Alps and up to the glacier regions with many others: Brauneck-Bergbahn and Benediktenwand are popular excursion destinations.

JF took the second variant., the one for which you have to be steady and free of giddiness. He was seen on August 2 in Lenggries where he took money from an ATM, and he was at the Brauneck Mountain Station. See his video on Instagram. The climb took him 1 hr and 10 minutes instead of the predicted 2 hours. IMHO he looks red and tired in that video. If I had emptied that vase of beer (second picture), I would have fallen asleep for at least two hours. But that is me, I am totally prejudiced.

Jeffrey David on Instagram: “Game : blouses .... what the boss man said should take a good 2 hours .... hour n ten minutes. #gogetit #tastiestbiereyet”



 
  • #25
Bad Tölz/Lenggries: Kanadier Jeff David Freiheit seit Freitag vermisst - die Suche im Newsblog | Lenggries

Search for Canadian Jeff Freiheit - Update Friday, 10am.


The search for Jeff Freiheit is underway again at this hour. Once again the mountain rescue service is on its way between Brauneck and Benediktenwand together with alpine police officers. According to police investigations and further evidence, the north side of the Achselköpfe is being searched. "Although the decisive indication is still missing, this area holds the greatest risk potential on the daily distance of the missing person and it is the first to be considered from the conditions of the area," says the Lenggries mountain rescue spokeswoman Sylvia Frei. The GPS analysis had shown that the south side of the Achselköpfe was well searched. "On the north side of the Achselköpfe the GPS evaluation unfortunately does not really help." This part is strongly rugged, interspersed with ditches and partly heavily covered with dense mountain pines. "Finding a person or clues is extremely difficult in this area, because you can't see the ground through the mountain pines with optical search tools," according to Frei. In addition, the area is difficult and dangerous for the search forces to access. Since it cannot be ruled out that something has been overlooked in this confusing terrain, it should be searched again. " Rescuers have to look under the pines at the possible fall lines, behind every rock and under every bush to be really certain."

Meanwhile, the family of the missing person wants to follow up another clue in order to leave nothing untried. Freiheit is said to have been seen on August 2 or 3 in the Jachenau village shop. He is said to have talked to two women/girls there. "We are looking for the two young hikers who spoke briefly to a young hiker from abroad in the village shop in Jachenau at around 11 a.m. on 3 August. Please contact us if you can remember, as we would like to know if it was Jeffrey Freiheit. Thank you for your help," it says on the Facebook page "Volunteers searching for Jeff Freiheit."


BBM


So, basically, what they are saying is that there is no decisive indication that JF had an accident, but if he did, the North side would be the place where he would be hardest to find.

Nice. Not really.

Meanwhile not one but two persons would have spoken further down the track with JF who was wearing his cap with Freiheit on it. Every German speaking person would notice this, because Freiheit means Freedom in German. If JF had an accident and fell down the North side into a ditch under the pines, how or where would anyone find his cap but not him?
 
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Jeff was apparently attempting to double up days on his hike - an image of his proposed schedule is attached.
 

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  • #28


Hi, ksand, welcome to the forum. Thank you for joining the search for Jeff Freiheit.

Do you have a link for this picture? I can imagine where it comes from, but on WS we add a link to the source, and this must be a credible one.
 
  • #29
Jeff was apparently attempting to double up days on his hike - an image of his proposed schedule is attached.
We need a source /link of where this information is from, screenshots may interfere with TOS. Can you please provide a link?
 
  • #30
We need a source /link of where this information is from, screenshots may interfere with TOS. Can you please provide a link?
These are directly from Jeff's wife and are not posted online - I am a friend of the family. I've applied as an insider but have not heard back as of yet..
 
  • #31
These are directly from Jeff's wife and are not posted online - I am a friend of the family. I've applied as an insider but have not heard back as of yet..

Hi ksand, verification may take a while. Meanwhile, let me extend the welcome to Selena and to Jeff's mother, and wish you all strength and courage.
It is 5 o'clock in the afternoon local time, so the search must be coming to and end, and no findings have been reported that I am aware of.
 
  • #32
These are directly from Jeff's wife and are not posted online - I am a friend of the family. I've applied as an insider but have not heard back as of yet..
Thank you!
Then i will leave it for the moment here and check that your request is taken into account soon. Until you are verified please do have some patience with posting insider information
 
  • #33
Will do - just getting antsy and trying to do anything I can to find him.
 
  • #34
Bad Tölz/Lenggries: Kanadier Jeff David Freiheit seit Freitag vermisst - die Suche im Newsblog | Lenggries


Search for Canadian Jeff Freiheit - Update Friday, 8pm.

For another large search 20 rescuers of the mountain rescue services Lenggries, Bad Tölz and Penzberg as well as five police officers met on Friday morning. Drone and search dog were also deployed again. Since Jeff Freiheit's last 100% sure sign of life is a short video that was made near the Brauneck mountain station, the helpers wanted to take another close look at the section with the greatest risk potential between Brauneck and Tutzinger Hütte. The search focused on the north side of the Achselköpfe. "80 percent of the area is visible from the air," said Sepp Bergmayr, head of the Lenggries mountain rescue service. However, no thermal imaging camera or other optical aids can be used in areas with dense mountain pine growth. So the mountain rescuers had to abseil into the steep, rugged area in order to be able to search in every crevice and also under the mountain pines. "Unfortunately, the result was not what we wanted," Bergmayr said in the evening. Around 4 p.m. the search was abandoned without result. "We looked really, really hard, but we didn't find anything." The helpers only brought one bathing slipper out of the area. "We don't think it belongs to the missing person, but it's under investigation."

During three days, there have been intensive searches for the 32-year-old Canadian. Since there are currently no concrete clues as to where further operations could make sense, Bergmayr said, the search will be suspended for the time being. This was decided by the mountain rescue service and the police after intensive talks on Friday evening, according to a press release by the mountain rescue service. In the past few days, many tips have been received, but there is nothing concrete, Bergmayr said. This is also frustrating for the volunteers. "We want to find him. You always think about his family."


BBM
 
  • #35
Will do - just getting antsy and trying to do anything I can to find him.
Hi ksand,

Welcome to Websleuths. Thank you for agreeing to become a verified insider. I apologize for the length of time it is taking to become verified. I will do my best to get in touch with you today.
Take Care,
Tricia
 
  • #36
These are directly from Jeff's wife and are not posted online - I am a friend of the family. I've applied as an insider but have not heard back as of yet..
Please disregard for the time being - apparently created by a friend to hypothesize the possible sighting in Bolzano. Will actually try to have a family member come on so any additional info can be 100% confirmed.
 
  • #37
Please disregard for the time being - apparently created by a friend to hypothesize the possible sighting in Bolzano. Will actually try to have a family member come on so any additional info can be 100% confirmed.

Hi ksand, good to hear that this wasn't the real plan! I checked with the trail description - Jeff would have needed to hike for over 15 hours on certain days! Even if he was going quicker, he would need time to rest, and this ultra-hiking does not go well with these huge glasses of beer during the day.
 
  • #38
Wanderer bei Alpen-Überquerung spurlos verschwunden

Hiker vanishes without a trace while crossing the Alps


The search for an experienced hiker from Canada has been keeping the police force busy for days. Jeff David Freiheit, who had been reported missing since August 2, wanted to hike alone across the Alps to Venice, for which he set out in Munich on July 31. After spending the night in Bad Tölz on August 2 to climb to the so-called Brauneck, his trail gets lost.

Meanwhile several rescue forces are on the way in Bavaria and Tyrol to search for the missing Canadian. A drone and search dogs have already been deployed.

Since Jeff Freiheit's last 100% safe sign of life is a short video, which was made near the Brauneck mountain station, the helpers wanted to take another close look at the section with the greatest risk potential between Brauneck and Tutzinger Hütte on Friday, reports Merkur.de.

Although the Bavarian mountain rescue service, together with countless helpers, searched the Canadian's probable route on a large scale, they did not find what they were looking for. The man's family has therefore started a major search for the 32-year-old.

The missing person is described as follows: Jeff David Freiheit is about 1.85 meters tall and weighs 80 kilos. He has an athletic figure, brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information about his whereabouts can contact the Tölz police under the telephone number +49 08041 761060.


BBM
 
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The Bergwacht Lenggriess has posted pictures of the search on their FB page.

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If they are on the actual Traumpfad here, count me out. I'd take the low road anytime.

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