Major search for a memento of Riemer (12) who went missing after a boat accident | Interior

Jan 26, 2023 at 4:31 PMUpdate: 5 minutes ago

Terschelling, Ameland, Vlieland and Schiermonnikoog go together to look for belongings and the body of the missing twelve-year-old Riemer. He is the last remaining missing after a fatal boating accident near Terschelling in October. The search has been started to give the relatives a tangible memento of the boy, the initiator says to NU.nl.

In addition to Riemer, three others were killed in the accident. In addition to Riemer, an adult man was also missing, but his body was found on November 6.

“We are now three months further, but we will not stop searching,” says Pascal Jonkers, spokesman for search organization SAR Netherlands and initiator of the action.

The school’s request came to him by chance. Someone from SAR visited a school Christmas market, where he got into a conversation with the principal. “He said that Riemer’s bench will always remain empty. We found that so moving that we decided to start a search again.”

Residents of the Wadden Islands help

The search area is expanded considerably. Where the waters and beaches of Terschelling were previously searched for, residents of Ameland, Vlieland and Schiermonnikoog are now also participating in the search. SAR Nederland has contacted skippers of fishing boats and beachcombers who live on the islands.

According to Jonkers, the fishing boats adjust their nets as they circumnavigate the islands and beachcombers go out every morning to search. Where they normally leave garments behind, they now take everything that can have a link with Riemer.

As long as there’s a needle in a haystack, we’re not going to give up.

Pascal Jonkers, initiator of the search

The flood defenses are also monitored. “It may well be that the body was pulled there by the current. We should not rule out that his body could be there,” says Jonkers.

“Finding Riemer’s body is at the top of our list. But it would be nice if we could find something that belonged to Riemer, even if it is a shoe or a piece of clothing.”

Body may have drifted far

Although the search area is now larger, the chance of finding something is very small, Jonkers also knows. “It is possible that the body has drifted to Denmark. It may have entered different currents and wild animals live there. But as long as there is a needle in a haystack, we are not going to give up.”

The search will take place over the next few days. Depending on the results, SAR Nederland decides whether to use additional resources during the search.

Image: SAR Netherlands

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