DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Bureau of Felony Investigation (BCI) held an open-house and public vigil to recollect Ohio’s lacking individuals.
The annual Missing Persons Day Event was held on Saturday, Might 17, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wright State College’s Neuroscience Engineering Collaborative Constructing.
The event serves to each give house for households who’ve lacking family members to seek out group and to lift consciousness for lacking/unidentified individuals circumstances.
Representatives from BCI’s Missing Persons Unit, Ohio Disaster Response Workforce, Nationwide Middle for Missing and Exploited Kids and native legislation enforcement members had been current on the event.
In keeping with Ohio.gov an estimated 22,374 Ohioans went lacking in 2023.
Authorities reported that 98% of lacking youngsters had been – 17,033 of them – had been obtained safely in 2023.
The information for the Miami Valley in 2023 is as follows:
To view the total 2023 Missing Youngster Stories by Media Market information, click on here.
The 24-hour, toll-free, Missing Persons Unit hotline is 800-325-5604. The total database of Ohio lacking individuals is accessible here.
