Article from Telegraaf (Dutch Newspaper)
Online translation:
Development disappearance case
Iris Deinse
The parents of the disappeared Lisanne Froon (22) are left for Panama gallop yesterday. The Panamanian authorities have notified them that there are developments in the mysterious disappearance case. Their daughter disappeared along with friend Kris Kremers (21) on April 1 without a trace.
Peter and Dini Froon just before their departure for Panama.Photo: EPA
Photo: PoliceWhich developments exactly, the couple can not say. The authorities in Panama have given them the signal, but it is not clear what exactly is going on. Shortly after their arrival, the couple will be informed about the state of affairs. Why is this, according to the family the time to visit the country and speak. With the auxiliaries The couple also wants Froon with their own eyes to see where their daughter disappeared the place.
Disappointed
After searching for more than a month there was no progress. The two families are therefore past week to Panamanian investigation that they were very disappointed. The investigation is in response to this criticism, a new team that deals with the matter.
Was at Schiphol yesterday before leaving the tension of the faces of the parents to read. It's the first time they travel to Panama and they never made such a long journey. They are therefore during their stay assisted by Lisanne uncle, former policeman Jan Rigter, and his wife. Also, there is provided an interpreter for the couple.
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Mayra Madrid ( nacion.pa @ epasa.com) (google translation - edit by me)
Today is the last day that rescuers from Holland, along with canine units, will work on finding Lissane Froon and Kris Kremers, who disappeared on April 1, and it is expected they are to return to their country tomorrow .
The prosecution, after a meeting, decided to withdraw the support of the security sectors as SINAPROC , Firefighters and Red Cross, and called the search as of this date, as purely police work. This was announced by Sergio Flores , manager team Red Cross rescuers of Costa Rica. "Sunday night he held a meeting with prosecutors, he ordered that from today (yesterday), abandon the search, and taking the case 100% police and do not need help from us," he said.
The Costa Rican Red Cross team left the country in the morning yesterday, after the Panamanian Public Ministry ordered to abandon the search.
The 18 rescuers with dogs , will return tomorrow to Holland, so the search would end with them on Tuesday, and continue by staff of the Public Prosecutor only.
The search for the Dutch came Monday only with staff from the Netherlands and the Public Ministry, in urban areas the center of Boquete , mainly visited by foreigners, such as the Franciscan Seminary.
After completing another day of searching, Kris 's parents welcomed the support of the rescuers from their country.
"It's two months since disappeared, we have no results, but on the other hand, no news still leaves hopes of finding them alive. Tomorrow is the last day with the canines and it will be difficult as the search has not received any results; however, on the other hand, we are confident that the Kris and Lisanne are not in areas where the dogs have been, "said Hans Kremers, father of Kris.
For Hans it is difficult to digest what is happening, but he is happy that at least these areas have already been checked .
They will insist
Kris 's parents explained that the dogs out of Panama does not mean that the search ends, because every day there are people who have said to see them, there are possible new witnesses, which must be investigated for greater security.
"The search itself will follow and do not rule out a future return to Panama some dogs, if necessary we are going to bring back; the authorities have said that the search should end, so continue on this until we find them, "explained the family .
With the departure of Dutch rescuers, families spokesman, Jerome Van Pasel said Kris 's parents in a few days will leave the country for a few weeks, however, the parents of Lisanne will be arriving because they have decided that some families should remain in Panama to be on top of the investigations.
Success
Meanwhile, the song composed by the boyfriend of Kris Kremers has become a success in the Netherlands and is among the top ten downloads on iTunes, reported the family.
The task of finding the young Dutch women yesterday was led only by the Red Cross of Costa Rica and Panama, who moved to the mountains of Cerro Punta and entered the Los Quetzales trail.
Mayra Madrid ( nacion.pa @ epasa.com ) (google translation - edit by me)
The task of finding the young Dutch women yesterday was led only by the Red Cross of Costa Rica and Panama, who moved to the mountains of Cerro Punta and entered the Los Quetzales trail.
The groups entered the field to meet and from today, will spend more days at the points where the authorities have information that the foreigners may have entered.
It was learned that on this first day ranged from 13 to 20 kilometers to get out of Cerro Punta to Boquete, since both villages, through these mountains, maintain connected.
"The strategy is circular and parallel search, which means they are specific points where young people could have made the journey; look carefully , we will not keep walking without crawling before the place , "said Sergio Flores , manager of the specialized unit of the Red Cross policy .
The search was divided into two groups of four people each, between Costa Ricans and Panamanians, and not joined by the Dutch rescuers or canine units, who stayed at the Hotel Ladera, where they remain hosted to rest and resume today the work of search and Kris Kremers Lissane Froon .
A similar case
Eight months ago, rescuer brothers recalled how they rescued a Dutch nurse , about 35, who was missing in one of the national parks in the highest mountain in Costa Rica, Chirripo, which has 3,821 meters height .
The nurse had wandered for five days in the mountainous area .
Donations needed to help cover cost of search for missing girls
NO TRACE of the two young Dutch tourists, missing in Boquete was found on Friday, May 3, the fourth day a team of tracking dogs and their handlers from Holland had joined in the search.
Donations to cover the $95,000 can be made in Panama.
Costa Rican Red Cross workers also joined the massive hunt involving police, the Civil Security body (SInaproc) and volunteers. They are looking for clues to the disappearance of Lisanne Froon, 22, and Kris Kremers, 21 who have not been seen since April 1.
The 8-hours a day search operation will continue through the weekend.
The Parents of the missing girls have offered a $30,000 reward for information on the whereabouts of their daughters and a Dutch TV show has offered an additional $10,000
Jerome Van Passel , a spokesman for the families, said they will not rest until they are found.
The current sweep began on Tuesday, May 27 and runs through June 4 , and foreign specialists could return to the country at a new date reports La Prensa.
The operation will cost close to $ 95,000 says La Prensa and a bank account has been opened in Panama for donations to aid the search The account details are: Bank Towerbank International: Account Number 03-01-003867-6 , payable to: FindkrisandLisanne .
I have read that the girls not only frequented Dutch co-nationals, but also two costarican youngsters in Bocas. And that these two youngsters left the place as soon as the girls headed for Boquete.
According to some witnesses, the girls were approached by two young men while having lunch in Boquete, the day they disappeared. Were these the same men? Had they been followed? Did they offer them a lift after the hike?
Tourists that have been in contact with the girls in Bocas have spoken to police, except for these two costaricans. Surely it should not be that difficult to track them down? They must have been registered crossing the border to Panama? And also at the hotel/hostel where they were staying, there must be some kind of registration?
If you believe the information you have is reliable, you should share the sources with the investigators. Otherwise you're just re-hashing old stories.
Have done so, Keith. Thanks. I really hope they will succeed in finding them.
Special to Prensa.com / Sandra Alicia Rivera 31/05/2014 (Google translation - edit by me)
Dutch and Panamanian team reaches its fourth day of searching with no results
31/05/2014 - GAP , Chiriquí . - Foreign guides, together with its 12 Dutch dogs and the Panamanian authorities entered this Saturday, May 31, in their fourth day of searching for two young Dutch women, Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon in the district of Boquete, with no positive results so far .
The operation continued today around the spot where the young were staying in Alto Boquete and the village of Boquete, where supposedly they were before his disappearance .
Meanwhile, tomorrow, Sunday, work will stop, to rest.
OPERATING BALANCE
Since last Tuesday, May 27 began the search operation of the Dutch citizens with a specialized team of 12 dogs and 18 guides, members of non -governmental organization Honden RHWW Reddings .
On Tuesday , began operating in the mountains, on the Il Pianista trail and surrounding areas, where they were allegedly seen for the last time. From there they have been moving toward low-lying areas of the district in areas of Bajo Mono, Alto Lino, Quiel and Bajo, and parts of the banks of the Caldera River.
During the first explorations some points were identified by the dogs, but after exhaustive exploration, they have discardedthese tracks
Yesterday, Friday, May 30, the Red Cross of Costa Rica joined the groups of rescuers. They visited areas Caldera, Palo Alto, areas surrounding trails, Bajo Lino, Lino and Alto Jaramillo.
The Specialist of dogs from Holland and their guides in this case will continue until 4 June.
Mayra Madrid ( nacion.pa @ epasa.com ) 31/5/14 (Google translation plus my edit)
Disappearance of the Dutch women creates an Alert at the Border
The disappearance of young Dutch Lisanne Kriss and maintains a strong warning on the border between Panama and Costa Rica, and Panamanian authorities have not ruled out that the young people can be in Costa Rica.
For Commissioner Feliciano Benitez, western battalion of the National Border Service, the disappearance of the young women from the Netherlands maintains an alert on the border between the two countries, where so far no information that is managed and that keeps record of departures have indicated that the youth have crossed the border area .
"Since the complaint that initiated this disappearance, SENAFRONT has worked in supporting the estates that advance the search. Initially when the alert was given we kept staff marking trails and providing support for the search; however, at the border we have never lowered the alert for the disappearance of the young women. On the contrary, we maintain constant patrols , but the information we have to date is that there has been no departure into Ttico territory " he explained .
The latest search, which entered its fourth day with no trace of the young women, was dispatched with rescuers from the Netherlands in the company of dog to the area known as the Hot Springs in the village of Caldera, where some witnesses have told area units that the Dutch would have been there on Sunday March 30 before being reported missing .
"Several sites have been tours this Friday as The hot springs in Caldera, the Canoping in Palo Alto, Los Naranjos known as the Wye area , and Sky Star to Paradise , all in the district of Boquete , tourist sites where witnesses have stated that the girls have been seen; however, dogs have not checked this fourth day, they have only reacted in some areas, but not one's own behavior to identify any trace of the young people, "said Jerome Van Pasel, family spokesman .
Message
Kris Kremers parents, sent a message to the girls. "Dear Kris we will go all the way this search and will find you," said Ruly Kremers , mother ofKris.
Kris and her friend Lisanne disappeared last April 1. Both girls came to Panama in order to learn Spanish and perform social work providing classes to children .
Mayra Madrid ( nacion.pa @ epasa.com ) 31/5/14 9 (Google translation plus my edit)
Costa Rican specialists in human remains start search
Seven rescue workers from the Costa Rica Red Cross arrived yesterday to support the search for young Dutch Lissane Froon and Kremers .
The group of Costa Rican rescuers is formed by paramedics and mountain rescuers who plan to stay searching between 7 and 8 days.
We are in Panama as a country request of Red Cross to Red Cross, we are seven mountain specialists, our mission is the trail and to support the operational part, see the most distant and highest sites, we have people who have walked the mountains, within the group there are two volunteers who've been to La Amistad International Park, we have the ability of staying up to five days on the mountain, "said Sergio Flores, spokesman for the group of rescuers .
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