FELIX STEBER - Aged 17 years - Luedinghausen (Germany)

FELIX STEBER

Felix has been missing since Thursday 19 Feb 2009 .

He was attending a Carnival Party in his town, and last seen in the town centre at the party tent!

Felix is 17 years old, has blue/green eyes, is about 180cm tall, slender, has blonde hair which he wears in a trendy short haircut.

He was last seen wearing a pair of black jeans and a black and white chequered shirt.

For the carnival celebrations, he wore a black curly wig and big colourful carnival glasses.



http://www.felix-steber.de/

Police Westfaelische News

Lüdinghausen (AP) - Yesterday's search for the missing Felix Steber from Lüdinghausen remained unsuccessful. Investigators had searched a narrow range in Lüdinghausen but was unsuccessful, an additional search in the Dortmund-Ems Canal with the support of the river and the dogs were also unsuccessful. Since almost all the instructions by the Commission's investigative processes, without the key to success, the search for Felix now by the investigators of the Central Commission in Coesfeld continued. The Fact-Finding Commission, established in Lüdinghausen in the 9 officers were involved, will be dissolved. Instructions are further requested, tel 02541-140

Hi Zannie, just saw the date says 19/03/09. Can you check again please & his age.

Hope he is found safe very soon.

pam supportfromireland wrote:Hi Zannie, just saw the date says 19/03/09. Can you check again please & his age.

Hope he is found safe very soon.

Sorry Pam, my mistake, I am still busy doing this case, and translating manually!!! Yes I hope he is found soon...

http://www.azonline.de/aktuelles/muensterland/990881_Grossaktion_400_Menschen_suchen_zurzeit_vermissten_Felix_Steber.html

07.03.2009

If anybody can do a better translation, I´ll do the google one on here..

Lüdinghausen: 400 missing people searched Felix - part mobile phone found

Lüdinghausen. Against 16 clock are all 19 search teams back. Felix Steber has not been found. But in Seppenrade - in the Alte Heide - is a cellphone-back part of the Sony Ericsson brand, including battery has been found.

The police have found the piece now ensures reported defensive leader Günter pasture. Even at the reference, the police said that it is the mobile phone by Felix Steber could act.





Overall, the many volunteers who not only made Lüdinghausen, but also from surrounding communities such as sending and Dülmen came, an area of 18 square kilometers abgesucht. A black jacket is found, however, belongs not to the missing youth, as his sister Johanna, and his friend Jan explained.

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Approximately 200 citizens and 200 rescuers are looking for ...

Approximately 200 citizens and 200 rescuers are looking for ...

Approximately 200 citizens and 200 rescuers are looking for ...




"We've's trying," said Johanna their feelings - and is grateful that so many people with their search share in the fate of the family take. And Jan says: "The result is obviously frustrating. But as long as Felix is not found, there is still hope."

The police on Saturday intensified their search again. A helicopter comes to re-use. This, then, a police spokesman for the Defense leaders Lüdinghausen Günter pasture expressly stated, however, had nothing to do with the search of the 400 volunteers to do. Rather, only the weather on Thursday unusual flight later.

For Michael Storm, it was obvious to the search for Felix Steber to participate: "Because I myself have children. It touched me very much." From the same or similar motifs were on Saturday morning about 200 other Lüdinghausen - fathers and mothers, young people - to the great search for the missing since Weiberfastnacht 17-year-olds participated.

In addition came about 200 forces of fire, the German Red Cross, DLRG and technical aid. The coordination of the 18 search teams had defensive leader Günter pasture over.

Wanted was up in the afternoon, it almost throughout the city and between Seppenrade Lüdinghausen. The mobile phone of Felix Steber was ahead in a radius of approximately 3.5 kilometers to the Steverstadt have been located. The intense search after the police has so far been fruitless run.

Günter pasture was surprised by the large response to the call for the search was initiated. The initiative for the search was from a friend of Felix and his family expected. Then, the organization over the weir.

With buses and private vehicles, the participants contributed to their Suchareale. Some had even brought their dogs. The family eventually but need "certainty" about the fate of her son, says Monika Albracht their motivation to participate in the search.

Günter pasture itself with the course of action very smoothly everything zufrieden.Organisatorisch be expired. The cooperation of the participating emergency services had been optimal. Which is also made in the afternoon Mayor Richard Borgmann and Dr. Ansgar Scheipers attached a picture.

Immediately after the ceremony for the city anniversary in the castle Lüdinghausen they went into the fire station to check the status of the search - and were impressed by the commitment of many volunteers.

Thanks Zannie. It must be very worrying for the family.Hope the volunteer searches continue for as long as needed.

Ruhr Nachrichten.de

http://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/lokales/ollo/Olfen;art1051,502275

A GOOGLE TRANSLATION

Search for Felix: Great Hilfbereitschaft among citizens

Lüdinghausen 350 volunteers participated on Saturday in the search for clues to the missing Felix Steber. They were supported by 120 members of the fire, the DRC and THW.

Found a cell phone shell, and a battery. Whether these two parts, however, to the phone by Felix Steber are now necessary to the police investigations revealed.

In twelve groups, the area was be trimmed where the mobile phone as the police had been located. This area is approximately one square kilometer in size. After several unsuccessful searches, the district police on Friday, the nine-Finding Commission dissolved.

The investigations are continuing investigative commission disbanded.

The investigation by the police, however, are now missing from the office of district police. Felix Steber is since 19 February missing. He had a carnival event in Seppenrade, a district of Lüdinghausen attended. There he was last seen around 22 clock was.

MV Online ( Münsterländische Volkszeitung )

21 March 2009

http://www.mv-online.de/lokales/kreis_coesfeld/luedinghausen/1003812_Eine_Kerze_fuer_Felix_anzuenden.html

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A candle light for Felix

Lüdinghausen - Today is the 18th Birthday of the now four weeks since missing Felix Steber. For this reason in all the Protestant and Catholic religious services on weekends and in Lüdinghausen Seppenrade to the young man who disappeared. "We want for him and his family pray, ignite a candle, and then a minute's silence," it is said in a call to the churches. In the houses of God are Lüdinghausen commemorative books in which many people in the family have expressed their support. In an interview WN depicts Gaby Storm, the mother of Felix, her emotional state and thanked all those who in recent weeks for her son and family have set up.

Thanks for this article Twiggy. I can't believe he is still missing. Someone somewhere knows plenty !

MV Online ( Münsterländische Volkszeitung )

26 March 2009

http://www.mv-online.de/lokales/kreis_coesfeld/luedinghausen/1008378_Plakat_fuer_alle_Rathaeuser.html

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Search for Felix continues: poster for all the town halls

Lüdinghausen - Lüdinghausen The City continues to support the search for Felix Steber. In all municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia have become a poster hanging on the search for the young man's attention. The city has Lüdinghausen a request to all municipalities in the country addressed.

How city spokesman Armin Heitkamp yesterday at the request of the WN confirmed, this type of search in a personal conversation that Mayor Richard Borgmann with the mother of 18-year-olds led, inspired. Subsequently, the poster in A4 format in the management of a 'quick fix' has been developed. The end of last week it was in printed form - not an e-mail - with the request that it be suspended, sent to the authorities. A total of 428 town halls provider, reported Heitkamp. He expects that by this action a "tremendous breadth of impact." Meanwhile, also were the first reactions came back. Employees of the administrations had expressed their dismay.

*I'm afraid it doesn't look good right now, we should have confirmation of identity some time today or tomorrow!!
Thinking of Felix's family and friends at this difficult time!!


*I think Funeral means body!!

Halterner Zeitung

19 April 2009

http://www.halternerzeitung.de/nachrichten/nrw/art1544,539277

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Funeral from salvaged Kanal: presumably it is the missing Felix

The Lüdinghausen since missing almost two months 18-year-old Felix Steber is probably a barge discovered dead Saturday morning in the Dortmund-Ems Canal a water body that is loud Munster Prosecutor "to almost one hundred percent," the young man.

As senior prosecutor Wolfgang Schweer announced at the weekend had been in the clothing of the secure channel from the corpse of the identity card of Felix Steber found. Also agree with the dress, with the description in the missing ad match.

At the time of his disappearance on 19 Steber February was 17 years old, on 21 March he would have had his Birthday.
"We are moving on from a tragic accident," said Wolfgang Schweer. Evidence of extraneous misconduct had at first sight can not be ascertained.

Autopsy on Monday

Clarity about the identity of the body and the cause of death on Monday should bring autopsy. The senior prosecutor said he had already been with the parents to give them information. You would be supervised by police psychologists.

The leader of the waterway "Marwi" had on Saturday morning on the Dortmund-Ems Canal and between Lüdinghausen Olfen near a bridge in the water floating corpse discovered and the police informed. Members of the Fire Department Lüdinghausen Bargen the corpse, then he was quite into the medical institution after Munster brought.

Felix Steber was last on the evening of the 19th February at a carnival celebration in Lüdinghausen been seen. The day after his mother reported her son missing. In the following days were extensive searches by the police largely unsuccessful. Found only a wig and a flashy carnival glasses, which were assigned to missing persons.

Minute's silence for Felix

After the police in early March after Felix 'disappearance formed a special commission was dissolved, participated again around 500 volunteers at one of Felix' friends organized search - without success. The fact that the water only after the corpse was discovered two months, according Schweer nothing unusual. "If it is cold, water bodies remain longer under water. It may be that they were now due to the warmer temperatures to the top has been flushed. "

Like a wildfire spread Lüdinghausen on Saturday in neighboring cities and the news of finding the corpse. Yesterday, in a religious service for a minute's silence Steber inserted.

Oh that is very sad. I'm sure Zannie can help with some translation too. Thinking of his family at this waiting time.

Westfälische Nachrichten

20 April 2009

http://www.westfaelische-nachrichten.de/aktuelles/top_thema_1/1039188_Traurige_Gewissheit_nach_der_Obduktion_Felix_Steber_ist_tot.html

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Sad certainty after the autopsy: Felix Steber is dead

Lüdinghausen - Felix Steber is dead when on Saturday in Dortmund-Ems Canal male corpse found is the since 20 February missing youths. He is already on the evening of his disappearance drowned.

That is the clear result of the autopsy, which on Monday lunchtime in the forensic medicine has been carried out in Munster. Senior prosecutor Wolfgang Schweer, spokesman of the Prosecutor Munster, said: "There is no doubt that it is the young person involved."

You have not only on the basis of the dental status, and identified his clothing, but also about those already found on the Saturday card. Moreover, he wore the keys to his parents' house with him. Furthermore, on his wrist a wristband has been found as to the guests at the party tent in Indian Seppenrade had been issued.

"There is no sign of any violence or any other cause of death as drowning," said Wolfgang Schweer. The young people as no injury marks on. Attempts are still, any alcohol in the body of the boy observed.

Felix was Steber since 20 February has been missing. Back then he was against 22:30 clock of the carnival party in the marquee in Seppenrade disappeared. Since then, was not only the police but also from family, friends and volunteers intensively been sought after him - without any success.

Very Sad outcome but it looks to me like it was a horrible accident!!

RIP Felix

Thinking of your family and friends at this sad time!

Ruhr Nachrichten

19 April 2009 16:47 Clock

Body recovered from canal: it's probably the missing Felix

LÜDINGHAUSEN Nearly two months after 18-year-old Felix Steber went missing, a body has been found in an inland (discovered dead on Saturday morning at the Dortmund-Ems Canal) a water body in which it is, according to prosecutors Munster "almost one hundred percent" to the young man.

As chief prosecutor Wolfgang Schweer told at the weekend, had been found in the clothing of the corpses recovered from the canal to the identity of Felix Steber. The clothing agree with the description in the missing person.

At the time of his disappearance on 19 Steber February was 17 years old, on 21 March, he would have had birthday.
"We are moving on from a tragic accident," said Wolfgang Schweer. Signs of third party fault you did not at first glance can tell.

Autopsy on Monday

Clarity about the identity of the corpse and the cause of death will bring an autopsy on Monday. The chief prosecutor said he had already been with the parents to inform them. They would care for police psychologists.

The leader of the inland "Marwie" was discovered on Saturday morning at the Dortmund-Ems canal between Lüdinghausen Olfen near a bridge, and the corpse floating in the water and informed the police. Members of the Fire Department Lüdinghausen hid the corpse, then he was taken to the forensic institute to Munster.

Felix Steber was modified on the evening of 19 February at a carnival celebration in Lüdinghausen been seen. The next day his mother reported her son missing. In the days following extensive police search operations were largely unsuccessful. Found only a wig and a flashy carnival glasses, have been assigned to the missing persons.

Silence in memory of Felix

After the police had closed down, so in early March after Felix's disappearance formed Special Commission, participated again around 500 volunteers at a meeting organized by Felix's friends search party - without success. That the water body was discovered after two months is not unusual, according to Perrier. "If it is cold, water bodies remain longer under water. It may be that it was flushed until now by the warmer temperatures upward. "

Spread like wildfire on Saturday in Lüdinghausen and neighboring cities the news of the discovery of the corpse. Yesterday was inserted in church services for Steber's silence.

http://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/nachrichten/nrw/Leiche-aus-Kanal-geborgen-vermutlich-ist-es-der-vermisste-Felix;art1544,539277

23.04.2009 | 10:44 Clock

POL-COE: funeral at Vermisstenfall Felix Steber / Behaviour Note

Lüdinghausen (BUSINESS WIRE) - Dear media representatives

First we would like to thank you for that you have practiced at the tragic demise of Felix Steber from Vermisstenfall "so far in your research and in reporting you have been considerate to the family and mourners.

We give you today a co-ordinated note from the families:

The funeral mass for the deceased will be held on Friday 24 April 2009, 14.00 clock in the St. Felicitas Parish Church in Lüdinghausen place. Then there is the chance to say goodbye to Felix Steber at the grave. The funeral itself will take place for the immediate family.

Out of respect for the mourners who wish to participate in the funeral mass and at the express and earnest request of the survivors no cameras nor photographers will be allowed in the church. They will also be asked to refrain from requests for interviews with the survivors and mourners.

We ask for understanding for this joint decision between the church and the family.

Thank you on behalf of the family members and we hope that this very private and personal memorial service, which we share only as a result of all the circumstances and the public interest and participation, will take privately in spite of its profile in the public frame. We hope that this information assists you in your work. We ask you and your staff explicitly, on this occasion to align your work processes and practices so as to not disturb the funeral.

The press office of the Coesfelder police will help you and is always available for inquiries, tel 02541-14-292 Martin Pollmann spokesperson of the district police Coesfeld.

Thanks!

Thanks for the great willingness to help in the search for Felix and the great sympathy and support for his family and friends.
This "thank you" is deeply felt. At times when one only reads or hears of similar accidents, it cannot really be appreciated that such a broad participation really helps. Now my family, friends, and I etc. are affected directly from this terrible disaster. I do not know what the future holds, whether I can live through the pain of loss of my beloved son. It is good to know, however, that we are not alone, that others also share the pain with us, that is some consolation. I sincerely hope that despite this compared with the immense sadness of life and other people can re-open.

It is certainly the case that with so many unanswered questions, with the evening the Women's Carnival party is united in Seppenrade, much unrest in the Head is available. The processing of events is thus truly not easier. I should hope that some answers will show up in time. Also why is Felix's side for a long time for instructions available stand.

Felix, my dear boy, has won the hearts of many people who he did not know. His fate has moved many. On the question of
the meaning will be ultimately fail. We will not get him back, but we will never forget him.

Gaby Storm


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Although the family still has a lot of questions, this does appear to have been a very sad accident.

I am locking this thread now.



RIP Felix