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Missing Friedrichshain Senior Found Safe in Tempelhof

Police had issued a public appeal following his departure from a Frankfurter Tor care home on September 29.

Overview

  • Berlin police say the 65-year-old was located Thursday in Tempelhof and taken back to his residence, ending the search.
  • He had been missing since leaving the Domicil – Seniorenpflegeheim Am Frankfurter Tor at about 3 p.m. on September 29.
  • Authorities warned his health was endangered because he needs medication, is strongly confused, and has severe short‑term memory loss.
  • Investigators believed he was on foot and circulated his description, while asking the public to report sightings, speak to him gently, and wait for officers.
  • Local outlets used different identifiers, with TAG24 referring to him as Ulrich R. and Berliner Morgenpost naming him as Ulrich Rimmel.