The Hamelin Police appealed to the public on 14 November 2026 for help in finding a missing 66-year-old woman from Emmerthal According to police, Petra G. was last seen at around 6.30 pm on 13 November near Hauptstraße The woman lives in a care home in the Lower Saxony municipality and, officers say, has advanced dementia and is disorientated.
Emergency services had already searched for her during the night of 13–14 November. According to a report by the Deister- und Weserzeitung, around 180 people from the police, fire service, the Federal Agency for Technical Relief and the German Red Cross took part. A police helicopter, drones and a rescue boat were also deployed, the report said. The search had still proved unsuccessful by morning, according to the newspaper.
According to the report, emergency services searched in Kirchohsen, Hagenohsen, Emmern and Tündern. A fire service spokesman told the newspaper that they had also searched for the woman from the water. Police continued the search in the morning and published their appeal.
Police describe Petra G. as about 1.78 metres tall and stout. She has grey hair and, according to the published information, was wearing dark blue jogging bottoms, a white T-shirt, a blue hooded top and yellow Crocs when she disappeared. Her personal details are written on the outside of her shoes. Police described the woman as lightly dressed.
According to police, her state of health is also important for anyone who encounters her: if approached, she is very unlikely to respond and may reject contact. However, officers said she generally responds positively to the words “I’m taking you to Bine” and the song “Happy Birthday”.
The information about her clothing and behaviour is intended to help people recognise Petra G. and understand a possible encounter. It reflects the status of the police appeal on 14 November; it does not indicate where she may have gone since. The Deister- und Weserzeitung also reported that morning that the woman had not been found during the night-time search.
Information can be given to the police in Hamelin. On 14 November, Norddeutscher Rundfunk gave the telephone number as 05151 933-0. Police were particularly seeking sightings of the woman and information about her whereabouts. The last known sighting near Hauptstraße is a clue in the search; it does not establish where Petra G. went afterwards.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).