Missing person during travel in Japan (update info below)
helpfindpattie@gmail.com
Hey guys, I’m not in Japan or planning to go soon. But a person I care about went and now she’s missing, so we’re looking for help to find her. She was last seen around Osaka. Help.
These are the word of her son:
“My family and I urgently need your help. My name is Murphy Murad, daughter of Patricia Wu-Murad, a U.S. citizen who has gone missing while hiking the Kumano Koto trail in Japan. My mother was reported missing to local authorities on Monday evening, April 10, and despite a 72-hour search and rescue effort, she has yet to be found. Our family was notified by the U.S. Embassy on Thursday, April 14, and we are desperate to find her.
We have been pleading with local authorities to continue the search, but unfortunetly, we have had zero luck. We now need to take matters into our own hands, hire a private search and rescue mountain crew”
Please share with your community and help us finding Pattie.
She was last seen leaving Mandokoro hostel Monday, April 10th. The plan was to hike the Kumano kodo trail, but she never made to the next hotel.
https://imgur.com/a/kP9n0OT
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I hope you will find her! I will share her information with people around me.
Could someone post this on r/japanlife?
Is this all the information you have? Pretty sure that’s a large area. Did she check in anywhere? Last known location?
I hope this this famliy find their mom asap
I just happen to be there on business. I’ll ask around in my free time. Although probably won’t be much help
The Kumano Kodou trail in Wakayama? Since it is actually several different trails, if you can tell exactly which one she went hiking I’m thinking it could help. The most popular one is the Nakaheji, and if I’m not mistaken it is also one of the hardest.
I’m hoping you can find her safe and sound.
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Huh? Was she hiking alone?
If this is truly a missing American, the Japanese authorities would be all over this.
Ask the hostel to post the information where other hikers can see it, maybe they can informally help look out for her near trail areas.
Cross posted to Wakayama International and American JETs Facebook groups. I used to live in Wakayama for 3 years and am familiar with the Kumano Kodo. Please reach out if you think I could be of any assistance to this family.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/999427673485587/permalink/6118413658253604/?mibextid=S66gvF
To prepare yourself and her family of the obstacles you’ll encounter dealing with Japan’s police, do a search on the disappearance of French tourist Tiphaine Veron in 2018.
The Evaporated podcast episode 7 has a detailed deep dive, with interviews of family members.
Best of luck finding her.
please add it to a local Drone group also. Best wishes on the search.