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There are various reasons why a person is reported missing. In some cases, the missing person's relatives turn to the police, which then find out that the person either does not want to see his or her relatives, or has not yet informed them about his or her whereabouts.

The number of missing person reports increases significantly in the fall, when people tend to overestimate their orienteering skills and get lost in forests.

Another group is children who run away from children's centers, boarding schools, or dysfunctional families, sometimes several times a year.

Of missing persons who are found dead, more than 98% have died in different accidents or committed suicide.

On the average, thirty to fifty missing persons are not found by the police annually.