Bet She'an: Police searching for missing US tourist
Herman Kahn, 80, arrived with a group of tourists to an ancient ruins site, since, has vanished without a trace.
By YAAKOV LAPPINMissing American tourist Herman Kahn 370(photo credit: Israel Police)
Police on Sunday were conducting a three-day intensive search for missing American tourist Herman Kuehn, 80, who disappeared on Friday in Bet She'an.Dozens of police from the Bet She'an police station, backed by a helicopter, officers on horseback, Border Police, and 30 IDF soldiers scoured the area of Bet She'an over the weekend and Shavuot holiday, searching for Kuehn.On Friday at noon, Kuehn arrived with a group of tourists to an ancient ruins site in the area. Since then, he has vanished without a trace.Police at first suspected that he may have gotten on the wrong tourist bus.Kuehn speaks no Hebrew. He was last seen wearing a white shirt and Khaki colored pants. He has white hair, and a hearing aid.The search is being headed by Bet She'an police station chief, Dep.-Cmdr. Ran Ofir, who set up a mobile command and control center to coordinate search efforts."He is not in good health as he suffered a stroke," a police spokesman said.
