Overview
- The 87-year-old, Heinz-Dieter Schölzel, left Vivantes Klinikum Neukölln on Thursday, May 21 and has not returned, prompting an active missing-person inquiry.
- Police published a recent photo and a physical description to help the public identify him: about 1.70 m tall, slim, short gray hair and a three-day beard.
- Authorities say Schölzel has dementia and could be disoriented or helpless, which increases the urgency of finding him quickly.
- The Kriminalpolizei Direktion 4 (Süd) in Lankwitz is collecting tips by phone at (030) 4664-473445 and by email at dir4k34@polizei.berlin.de, with anonymous reports also accepted via any station or the Berlin police Internetwache; call 110 for immediate danger.
- Police releases follow standard practice in dementia cases where public tips and rapid searches improve the chance of a safe recovery, and family and search teams remain concerned for his well-being.