Overview

• The care home reported the man missing at 06:45 on October 6, and an initial police search in Altenholz found no trace of him.
• Multiple local fire brigades from Sprenge-Birkenmoor, Gettorf, Surendorf and Krusendorf joined the operation.
• A fire-service drone located the man around 08:45 at the base of a coastal cliff where he was holding onto a fallen tree.
• Police and firefighters hauled him up the cliff, and he was hypothermic and slightly injured when recovered.
• Ambulance and emergency medical teams transported him to a hospital, and authorities have not provided further updates on his condition.