Overview
- Surveillance footage from April 3, 2024 shows 51‑year‑old Alexander Bohnert leaving his Lichtenau‑Muckenschopf home at about 08:00 headed north in hiking clothes and carrying a backpack but without his phone, wallet or ID.
- Police mounted an immediate, large search using helicopters with thermal cameras, drones, search teams and tracking dogs across roughly a 30‑kilometre radius but recovered no trace of Bohnert.
- Investigators note there are currently no signs of foul play and no clear motive, leaving open possibilities such as accident, medical emergency or voluntary disappearance.
- Bohnert has a pacemaker, a detail that raised early concern about a medical emergency, and his family continues to press for answers as authorities seek fresh leads.
- ZDF’s July 8, 2026 special edition of Aktenzeichen XY … Vermisst featured Bohnert among five unresolved cases to solicit viewer tips and police urged anyone with information to contact Kripo Rastatt.