Elderly Man Missing in Blekinge Believed Stuck in Ditch

The battery ran out and the call to the police was abruptly interrupted for a man in his 80s, who is believed to have gotten stuck with his car in a ditch.

» Published: August 20 2025 at 11:39

Elderly Man Missing in Blekinge Believed Stuck in Ditch
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The search for the man has been going on since yesterday, but has so far been unsuccessful.

We are looking for him with resources where we last got a position, at Tving in Blekinge, says the police's press spokesperson Leif Fransson.

The man had been at the airport in Kallinge on Tuesday morning and drove away from there in a car of the brand Dacia Logan. The police believe that he was on his way to his home in Tingsryd municipality, but that he then drove wrong.

He was in contact with his wife via mobile phone on Tuesday afternoon and then also with the police.

We had contact with the man, but then it was broken. The battery ran out. He said himself that he had gotten stuck.

The police have decided on the morning to scale up the search according to the law on protection against accidents (LSO).

Then you go up in a special event, add more resources and can also call in volunteers, says Leif Fransson.

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