The police believe that the couple set out as early as Friday and have cordoned off the entire search area. In addition to the police and home guard, Missing People are also participating in the search effort; on Tuesday, over a hundred volunteers joined, according to Corren.
It was much more than I expected on a cold weekday evening, says Lotta Klang Bergström to the newspaper.
On Wednesday, the police will discuss how long the search effort should continue.
We have established contact with doctors who are experts on hypothermia and can make an assessment of how long one has real opportunities to survive outdoors in this environment, says Erik Creutz.
Erik Creutz describes the terrain as difficult with dense forest and marshland.
To say with 100 percent certainty that they are not here – we will never get there, the forest is so dense, in principle, you can pass by at half a meter's distance and still miss what's lying there, if you don't lift the branches.
The missing couple is from Mjölby and relatives contacted the police on Monday, according to Corren. The couple's car has been found a few kilometers east of Boxholm, where it has been parked since Friday.
We are following up on all tips, the problem is that we were alerted so late, says Erik Creutz.
The police have used drones, thermal cameras, and dog patrols. However, a helicopter could not participate on Tuesday due to fog.
