Facebook page set up to help search for German teen missing in Malta

A Facebook page has been set up in the hope of facilitating the search for 17-year-old Mike Mansholt, reported missing on Friday by his family after he missed his flight back home to Germany.

The Facebook page, ‘Where is Mike’ urges people in Malta to help in the search and shares out information that might help find the teenager. Mike, a fan of cliff jumping, appears to have been seen at Dingli cliffs.

“These cliffs could be tempting for doing things such as cliff jumping. We were told that searching for someone there is not easy. The police is focusing on examining this spot. But as we know: The more eyes the better,” the Facebook page reads.

He was last seen on Monday July 18 wearing a light blue shirt and a backpack

The police search has so far concentrated on Mellieha and the area between Dingli and Zurrieq, including a land and sea search of the Dingli Cliffs area. It will be expanded to include the area between Golden Bay and Dingli Cliffs and the surrounding area.

The alarm was raised on Friday when Mike missed his flight back home on 22 July. It however transpires that his mother been trying to reach him on his mobile since Monday 18 July. The mountain bike which Mike had rented out was never returned.

A redhead, Mike could be wearing a light blue shit, grey shorts or blue swimming trunks, black Nike shoes with white stripes. He was travelling on a blue and black mountain bike. He is around 160cm tall, muscular and has acne scars on his face.

Mike Mansholt loved sports, including wreck hunting and cliff jumping

“We urgently ask everyone, who has the possibility, to help and support us. We depend on your courage, on your commitment and your opened eyes. If you are staying on Malta right now or if you live there, please print this paper, help us with your knowledge of the island to make sure that all the native citizens as well as tourists are aware of our desperate search,” his family wrote on Facebook.
“We stress that Mike is a reckless person, fun-loving and curious to discover hidden and abandoned places. Before he went missing he did sports such as wreck diving and cliff jumping.”

Anyone with any information is urged to contact the nearest police station.