Welcome to Missing Abroad
“Over 6.6 billion people, across 57,268,900 square miles, speaking 6500 different languages... Where do you start looking?”
Since the disappearance of Lucie Blackman in Japan in 2000, The Lucie Blackman Trust has assisted many other families of missing relatives and has now established Missing Abroad to provide the unique expertise, practical help, advice and support gained by Lucie’s family.
Drawing on this experience, Missing Abroad is the first point of contact for families suddenly confronted with the unthinkable, providing access to both knowledge and, where possible, finance to ensure that every effort can be made to find the person as quickly as possible. Since its inception in mid 2008, inspired by Lucie's family's experiences and the difficulties in getting media coverage for Amy Fitzpatrick, Missing Abroad's dedicated team has successfully completed a number of cases.
In July 2010 Missing Abroad Operations Manager Matt Searle was invited to sit on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Consular Stakeholder Panel, which advises the government on Foreign Policy. Missing Abroad was also recognised as a Commissioned Service Provider to the National Victim Service, helping families who suffer a murder overseas.
