Netherlands Netherlands - Ryan Jones, 34, British tourist, disappeared after telling friends at Amsterdam airport had forgot passport, 4 May 2025

[MsMiniSleuth]

Dutch cops are searching for a missing British tourist who disappeared after telling his friends at the airport that he had forgotten his passport.

Ryan Jones, 34, reportedly told his pals at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol that he did not have his travel documents with him and needed to go and get them before their flights on May 4.

After walking away from the group at 2:17pm, Ryan reportedly called his friends for a short time, but since then he has not been heard from.

Police have since asked the public for information regarding his whereabouts, and have asked people to look out for 'a large man, 6'3" tall, possibly wearing a white baseball cap and has a tattoo on his right forearm.'

Brit tourist vanishes in Amsterdam

Dutch cops are searching for a missing British tourist who disappeared after telling his friends at the airport that he had forgotten his passport.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Fika]

Hopefully he just wanted to stay a bit longer in Amsterdam and will contact someone soon.

Luckily it doesn’t sound as late night leaving bar scenario which often ends in water.

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

Hopefully he just wanted to stay a bit longer in Amsterdam and will contact someone soon.

Luckily it doesn’t sound as late night leaving bar scenario which often ends in water.

I don't know. If that were the case (wanting to stay longer) he would surely have just said so. And the saying had forgot travel documents... not sure that stands up.

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

Ryan Jones, 34, said that he had forgotten his passport so went to get it on Sunday afternoon.

He then made ‘brief’ telephone contact with his group at 2.17pm, but has not been heard from since.

British man vanishes in Amsterdam after saying he'd forgotten his passport

An 'urgent' appeal has been issued for information about Ryan Jones.

metro.co.uk

 

[Fika]

I wonder where he left his passport and if that could have been confirmed by the place that he stayed . If of course he left it there.

 

[detective.moon]

this is local to me! it seems that so far there is not much information in the dutch media, every article is repeating the same information from the police that has also been shared here

the only additional bit of info i could find is

Where in Britain the man is from, a police spokeswoman would not say. Nor could she explain why it was decided to declare the missing person urgent after only 24 hours.

Politie vraagt aandacht voor urgente vermissing Britse man (34)

De politie vraagt aandacht voor de urgente vermissing van de 34-jarige Brit Ryan Jones. Sinds zondagmiddag 14.17 uur is niks meer van hem vernomen.

www.telegraaf.nl

 

[detective.moon]

some general information from an article about what the amsterdam police can and can’t do in case of a missing person. there has to be a specific reason to declare this case as urgent.

An important element in the urgency of a missing person case is ‘the right to be missing’. "It happens that people leave home and hearth without informing their loved ones to start a new life elsewhere and do not want to be traced. Government searches would then infringe on their privacy."

An urgent missing person case is, for example, the missing of elderly people with dementia, but also when the missing person is someone who urgently needs medication to stay healthy. A possible crime is also a reason to declare the missing person urgent.

If a missing person is declared urgent, police can look for signs of life in many ways: ‘Phone contact with others, bank statements from ATMs or simply people who have seen the person,’

But an important aspect remains the reason for search. The police expert explains that searches are initially conducted on the basis of the Police Act, which is about the assistance task. Only when there could really be a crime, more resources can be used such as phone behaviour tracing. This is allowed only when the Public Prosecutor gives that order from the Public Prosecutor's Office.

Wat mag en kan politie doen bij vermissing? "Het is veel complexer dan mensen denken"

Wat mag en kan politie doen bij vermissing? "Het is veel complexer dan mensen denken"

www.at5.nl

 

[dalsglen]

Dbm

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

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Help Find Ryan Jones

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[Teche]

What makes Ryan an at risk person? Does he have medical/mental health issues?