On 25th September, 2001, 28 year old German tourist Bettina Poeschel took a train from Dublin to Drogheda, Co Louth. She wanted to visit Newgrange - an ancient monument in the Meath countryside. She decided to make the 10km walk from the town to take in the countryside while there.

But Bettina never made it to Newgrange. 

She had disappeared into thin air.

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Sources:

“Gardai search for German woman” in The Irish Times(28 September 2001) p. 4.

“River searched as worries grow for missing tourist” in The Irish Independent (28 September 2001) p. 1.

Bill Corcoran, “Where is my daughter?” in The Evening Herald(28 September 2001) p. 1, 2.

“Locals urged to search area for any trace of Bettina” in The Irish Independent (29 September 2001) p. 5

“Family fear vanished journalist accepted lift” in The Irish Independent (29 September 2001) p. 5.

Elaine Keogh, “Gardai hunt for missing woman” in The Irish Times (29 September 2001) p. 20

Cathy Donaghy, “Search set to widen for missing German journalist” in The Irish Independent(1 October 2001) p. 9

“Trace part of girl search” in The Evening Herald(1 October 2001) p. 2.

Elaine Keogh, “Missing woman appeal” in The Irish Times(2 October 2001) p. 3.

Brendan Farrelly, “Gardai in search for tourist appeal to Newgrange visitors” in The Irish Independent(5 October 2001) p. 8

Paul Murphy, 'Please help me find my sister” in The Drogheda Independent (5 October 2001) p. 1

Ann Casey, “Bettina: Huge search now centred on Boyne Valley” in The Meath Chronicle  (6 October 2001) p. 1.

Grainne Cunningham and Richie McCullen, “Locals in fear over missing woman” in The Evening Herald(9 October 2001)

Bernie O'Toole, “'Trace' team join search for Bettina” in The Evening Herald (15 October 2001) p. 6.

Bill Corcoran, “Missing tourist's mum in torment” in The Evenign Herald (12 October 2001) p. 16

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