Found Deceased LA - Charles Veith, 79, was visiting family for Christmas, lives in Houston, TX, military veteran, New Orleans, car seen in Metairie, 25 Dec 2024

[GuyfromCanada]

According to investigators, Veith told his family he was headed to a nearby business but never returned.

Man, 79, last seen on Jefferson Parish traffic camera reported missing on Christmas Day

Traffic cameras captured Charles Veith’s vehicle in Jefferson Parish hours after he disappeared from his Mid-City home.

www.wwltv.com

MISSING: Charles Veith, 79, (12/25/24) **Veteran**

Resident of Houston, Visiting Louisiana for Christmas

79-year-old Charles Veith, a Louisiana native, but resident of Houston, travelled to New Orleans, LA to visit family for Christmas. Charles left his family's home in New Orleans at about 11:30 AM to run an errand, but did not return. His vehicle was spotted on camera at about 2:00 PM on 12/25/24 on West Esplanade near David Dr./Power Blvd. in Metairie, LA.

Please be on the lookout for a gray, 2014, Ford Edge, 4-door vehicle bearing Texas license plate GKCHV (see included pic).

Charles is described as a white male, with blue eyes, bald, wears glasses, is 5' 10" in height and approximately 150 lbs.

If you see the described vehicle or know the whereabouts of Charles Veith, please call 911 or Texas EquuSearch at (281) 309-9500.

https://www.facebook.com/TexasEquuSearch/posts/pfbid02YU4LKdCoF3VF8i3WZG7accJA8C3cvEXKVBH3CC78gBiG84kCvXqPkgTc215WJDtGl

The distance to Metairie is about 6 miles. The distance to Houston, TX, is about 350 miles.

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Did Charles drive to New Orleans alone or did his family pick him up?

 

[mlhenn]

To Note:
Left home: 11:30am
Links in initial post above have his vehicle being captured on camera at 2:00pm.

These links state the following:
Vehicle last captured on camera: 12:33pm

MPIA

missingpeopleinamerica.org

Man, 79, last seen on Jefferson Parish traffic camera reported missing on Christmas Day

Traffic cameras captured Charles Veith’s vehicle in Jefferson Parish hours after he disappeared from his Mid-City home.

www.wwltv.com

 

[mlhenn]

Kenner police searching for 79-year-old Texas man who disappeared on Christmas Day visit

Anyone with information about Charles Veith or his car is asked to call 911 or the Kenner Police Department.

www.nola.com

New details

Charles Veith, 79, had traveled to New Orleans to visit his family for Christmas. He left the family's home in Mid-City about 11:30 a.m. and was expected at his sister's house in Bridge City about 2:30 p.m., but he never arrived there.

Veith had been staying at a hotel in Kenner near the airport but never checked out, leaving important medications and other belongings behind in the room, said his brother, Robert Veith.

A friend from Texas said she called Veith about 12:30 p.m. but heard a noise and then the call ended abruptly. She called back, but the phone went to voicemail. No one has heard from him since.

 

[mpnola]

I've been following this because it is very local to me. Texas equusearch is on the case. They released a photo of the last sighting of his car. I'm so worried about him. We have sooooooo much water. Everywhere you turn is a body of water. I will link some things from my computer, if someone doesn't get to it first.

 

[mpnola]

Oh no.... This is exactly where I told my husband they should look.

Body found in water near Kenner boat launch

The body was found in the water near the Williams Boulevard boat launch.

www.wdsu.com

 

[sunshineray]

So he didn't just go on an errand, he was going to his sister's home? Do we know if where his sister lived was a very rural area? Do we know how far that was from where he was staying, where he left from?

Also any word on him having any health issues?

 

[sunshineray]

Oh no.... This is exactly where I told my husband they should look.

Body found in water near Kenner boat launch

The body was found in the water near the Williams Boulevard boat launch.

www.wdsu.com

Oh dear how sad </3

 

[katydid23]

So he drove his car off the boat launch somehow?

 

[mpnola]

So he drove his car off the boat launch somehow?

That's exactly what I'm thinking. His family is worried about foul play, which is so understandable. But I am also concerned about self harm.

For reference, his sister's house in Bridge City and where he was found are not super close. It would probably take 30 minutes or so to get there. Where he is in the water isn't far from the airport hotels, but also not super close. Maybe 5-10 minutes. Him being seen near w esplanade and williams made me think of the old treasure chest casino, which is on Lake Pontchartrain. He was seen on video near Driftwood in Kenner, which is also kind of heading that way. I was instantly worried about the water by Treasure Chest, as it is kind of isolated now.

Ugh. I hope they find his can and can give his family some answers. It won't heal the pain, but the questions and being unsure make everything so much worse.

Rest well, Mr. Charles. I hate that your time here with your family wasn't the fun filled adventure it should have been.

 

[CHEL]

dbm

 

[CHEL]

I think this is his FB Log into Facebook

 

[katydid23]

I think this is his FB Log into Facebook

Makes me feel like he might have self harmed?

 

[mlhenn]

So he drove his car off the boat launch somehow?

Police searching for car after missing Texas man's body was found at Kenner boat launch

Police said 79-year-old Charles Veith was reported missing on Christmas Day. He's from Texas and was visiting family for the holidays.

www.wwltv.com

Texas man missing since Christmas recovered from lake near Kenner boat launch

The body of a man was recovered from Lake Ponchartrain near the Kenner boat launch

www.fox8live.com

Veith’s vehicle, a grey Ford Edge with a Texas Knights of Columbus license plate, has not yet been located.

 

[mlhenn]

Missing 79-year-old found near Kenner boat launch remembered as 'devout Christian'

Charles Veith disappeared on Christmas Day while visiting the New Orleans area from Houston.

www.nola.com

Veith's stunned siblings on Tuesday afternoon remembered him as a devout Christian who loved Catholicism.

Kenner police investigators can't yet say what happened to Veith. The cause of death won't be determined until Thursday when the Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office conducts an autopsy.

 

[mlhenn]

Police searching for car after missing Texas man's body was found at Kenner boat launch

Police said 79-year-old Charles Veith was reported missing on Christmas Day. He's from Texas and was visiting family for the holidays.

www.wwltv.com

Texas man missing since Christmas recovered from lake near Kenner boat launch

The body of a man was recovered from Lake Ponchartrain near the Kenner boat launch

www.fox8live.com

Veith’s vehicle, a grey Ford Edge with a Texas Knights of Columbus license plate, has not yet been located.

Car of missing Texas man found dead near Kenner boat launch recovered from water

Charles Veith, 79, had been missing since Christmast Day before his body was found in Lake Pontchartrain on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024.

www.nola.com

Authorities searching for the car belonging to a missing Texas man whose body was found floating near the Kenner boat launch found the vehicle Wednesday in the same waters, according to police.

There was no damage to the vehicle, leading police to suspect that Veith may have driven into the lake from the boat launch, McCormick said.

"What caused him to do so? We don't know. Maybe a medical emergency," McCormick said.