anybody any links to Tunisia?

Luke92

Sorry mods if wrong place.

My friends mother was on holiday in Tunisia for 2 weeks. She was supposed to be home Saturday but never called and nobody has heard from her since Thursday last week.

She hasn't got enough money to last her and is also on tablets for her liver which she only had a 2 week supply of.

We got in contact with the hotel who said she left a note, so we got the note emailed to us. It was in her handwriting but it was in broken English as if someone foreign had wrote it.

She checked out of the hotel but never got on her transport to the airport.

She was in hammamet, Tunisia. If anyone has any links or contacts in Tunisia it would be greatly appreciated for any help.

Chucken

Did she get on the plane?

Betty Bloggs

Have you contacted the Guards?

KeithM89

Eh, phone the guards. That sounds awful dodgy!

Mint Sauce

The Irish Embassy or Consulate?

Betty Bloggs

What did the note say?

I'm not asking for personal information btw, just wondering if it gave some sort of explanation?

Augmerson

Seriously contact the Gardai.

Bafucin

Don't look for some randomer to do it go through the embassy and the authorities over there.

Luke92

Guards have been notified who in turn have notified Interpol/all relevant authorities.

And the note said :

This John smith....I not go transport and I'm OK.

Its along those lines in broken English.

I'm just trying everything and I know boards reaches far and wide so why not!

FairytaleGirl

Maybe she eloped with a young Tunisian lover ?

This is a genuine thing btw, it happens!

Chucken

Luke92 wrote: »

Guards have been notified who in turn have notified Interpol/all relevant authorities.

And the note said :

This John smith....I not go transport and I'm OK.

Its along those lines in broken English.

I'm just trying everything and I know boards reaches far and wide so why not!

But you said it was in her handwriting?!

Just putting it out there...maybe she met a fella?

Luke92

FairytaleGirl wrote: »

Maybe she eloped with a young Tunisian lover ?

This is a genuine thing btw, it happens!

Yeah she goes a couple times a year so I was thinking that was the case. But she was abandoned as a child so I highly doubt she would do this to her own children.

She always rings and has before stayed another week but has called ahead and confirmed this. She was in contact through phone and the last phone contact was Thursday last week.

Dontfadeaway

Chucken wrote: »

But you said it was in her handwriting?!

Just putting it out there...maybe she met a fella?

Yeah thought the same.

It does sound dodgy though, no call, text etc.

tomwaterford

Luke92 wrote: »

Guards have been notified who in turn have notified Interpol/all relevant authorities.

And the note said :

This John smith....I not go transport and I'm OK.

Its along those lines in broken English.

I'm just trying everything and I know boards reaches far and wide so why not!

no harm in trying I suppose....though it doesn't sound good...if is running out of medication.....have ye tried travelling out to try find her like

Luke92

Chucken wrote: »

But you said it was in her handwriting?!

Just putting it out there...maybe she met a fella?

It looks like someone tried to write like her. Not exactly her hand writing.

Sunnyisland

We do not have an embassy in this country however you can contact the Irish Embassy, Consulate General or Honorary Consulate listed below

Tunisia Honorary Consul
Mr. Moncef Mzabi
Honorary Consul of Ireland
39 Avenue Kheireddine Pacha
Tunis
Tunisia

Tel: +216 71 188 793
Fax: +216 71 188 739
E-mail: hon-consul-irelandtunis@planet.tn
Assistant: Mrs. Latifa Bamri

Postal address:
Honorary Consul of Ireland,
Dalmas 1,
Rue Laroussi Haddad
Z.I. Sidi Rezig
2033 Tunis
Tunisia

Maybe of some help, hope she is ok.

0byme75341jo28

Why isn't this on the news?

sadie06

It sounds very sinister to me. It sounds like she wrote the note under duress, so possibly wrote it in broken English to clue the reader in that all was not OK.

Luke92

Have emailed the hon consulate email for Tunisia. Hopefully we hear back soon.

And haven't a clue why its not on the news. She is missing from the hotel since Saturday and last contact with family was Thursday.

She has 2 phones with chargers. One Samsung and the other an old Nokia. Both phones are off and Viber or what's app hasn't been active nearly a week.

0byme75341jo28

Why would they get her to write it in her own handwriting and say "This John Smith"? Makes no sense.

Chucken

I find it very strange that any hotel would notice or keep a note left in a hotel bedroom when someone checks out.

Luke92

sadie06 wrote: »

It sounds very sinister to me. It sounds like she wrote the note under duress, so possibly wrote it in broken English to clue the reader in that all was not OK.

That's what I was thinking. Someone telling her what to write and her under so much duress wrote exactly what they said.

She checked out with all her bags but never got on a plane or bus transfer. Very worrying.

Specialun

Has the hotel got cctv

Luke92

Specialun wrote: »

Has the hotel got cctv

Some contact with hotel but not very helpful. Going by trip advisor comments and ratings its not the nicest hotel! We're contacting everyone possible and just hoping for some information really.

Augmerson

OP you could contact the media, it may help to generate awareness. But you may want to consider not divulging any more information here on Boards.

People would genuinely want to help you and will but if this becomes an investigation, well it's complicated stuff, and the Gardai might not be impressed.

That said, I sincerely hope it does not become an investigation and she shows up soon.

Chucken

Luke92 wrote: »

Some contact with hotel but not very helpful. Going by trip advisor comments and ratings its not the nicest hotel! We're contacting everyone possible and just hoping for some information really.

What about the travel company? Other people on the same trip might be able to shed some light?

What age lady are we talking about?

Sunnyisland

I know it's the British embassy but they might be of help somehow, worth a try.

Out-of-hours emergency assistance
British nationals who need emergency assistance outside normal office hours should call 00216 71 108 700 where they will be given details on how to proceed and how to contact the Global Response Centre if needed.

Chucken

DK man wrote: »

I can't imagine why this is not all over the media! A young boy supposedly goes missing in Wexford and it's all over the news an elderly woman goes missing in Tunisia and it's well just on boards? Hard to take seriously

He hasn't told us her age yet

Luke92

She's in her 40s and at the moment I don't know why its not all over the media. The guards have her picture and have handed all relevant information to Interpol and other organisations. I'm just trying the internet for my friend.

Dontfadeaway

Does she have facebook? If she was there many times before she probably has Tunisian friends on there you could contact.

KERSPLAT!

MOD

I'll leave it open for now though I'm struggling for a reason to do so. Contact the authorities, all of them, and provide them with as much info as possible. Realistically there's not much that can be done here bar support.

Deleting all the crap.


-KERSPLAT!

partyatmygaff

There's no one on the Garda or Interpol missing persons list that matches that description so either the Gardaí/Interpol haven't done their jobs or the story's bull****.

If this is true, someone from your friend's family should go to Hammamet immediately and contact the local police or hire a private investigator. Someone needs to ask the hotel some questions and check out the CCTV to find out more about the note and work out how she left the hotel and hopefully figure out where she went from there.

WilyCoyote

Luke 92, I'm very familiar with Hammamet, have stayed in several hotels there over the years and have 2 contacts. Can you PM me her name and hotel? Perhaps I might hear something.

Sunnyisland

Any news OP ?

sadie06

It's not in the media because she is an adult and there is no evidence that she has come to any harm. Adults go missing all the time. About 4,000 people go missing in Ireland every year, most of whom turn up thankfully. Only a fraction of adults are ever reported on, and only then if foul play is strongly suspected, or if the person is known to be a risk to themselves or others.

I hope you get news soon.

nelly17

This has probably been posted but you REALLY need to contact these...........


Diplomatic and Consular Information for Tunisia



We do not have an embassy in this country however you can contact the Irish Embassy, Consulate General or Honorary Consulate listed below



Diplomatic and Consular Information for Spain

Embassy of Ireland
Ireland House
Paseo de la Castellana 46-4
28046 Madrid
Spain



Tel: +34 91 436 4093 / Visa Phone Line: +34 91 431 9784

Fax: +34 91 435 1677

Email: Submit your query

Website: www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/spain



Tunisia Honorary Consul

Mr. Moncef Mzabi
Honorary Consul of Ireland
39 Avenue Kheireddine Pacha
Tunis
Tunisia


Tel: +216 71 188 793
Fax: +216 71 188 739
E-mail: hon-consul-irelandtunis@planet.tn

Assistant: Mrs. Latifa Bamri



Postal address:
Honorary Consul of Ireland,
Dalmas 1,
Rue Laroussi Haddad
Z.I. Sidi Rezig
2033 Tunis
Tunisia

Luke92

No news as of yet and have already contacted those embassy contacts.

Uncle Ben

Luke92 wrote: »

No news as of yet and have already contacted those embassy contacts.[/quote

Any news or updates on this thread. There doesn't appear to be any news in the media either.

Tail Docker

Uncle Ben wrote: »

Luke92 wrote: »

No news as of yet and have already contacted those embassy contacts.[/quote

Any news or updates on this thread. There doesn't appear to be any news in the media either.

That's a whole nother thread. I blame Rupert Murdoch.

GhostInTheRuins

Anything ever come of this?

dmc17

GhostInTheRuins wrote: »

Anything ever come of this?

The OP's been active since and hasn't bothered updating the thread. A bit unusual really after coming here looking for peoples help.

ben.schlomo

dmc17 wrote: »

The OP's been active since and hasn't bothered updating the thread. A bit unusual really after coming here looking for peoples help.

Yes AH really is the place for genuine threads requiring help, huge stink of BS from the first post on.

kylith

A Google search for 'missing Irish woman Tunisia' brings up nothing.

pickarooney

kylith wrote: »

A Google search for 'missing Irish woman Tunisia' brings up nothing.

Well in fairness if it was that easy to find her this wouln't have made it past page one.