Teacher Wout Christiaens without trace

stekene - Friends and family search with all their might for the missing teacher Wout Christiaens. The 36-year-old father of two children hit the Belgian side of the border with Zeeuws Vlaanderen without a trace.

In total, some hundred friends and acquaintances of the Belgian Wout have been searching, says Jan Christiaens in Het Nieuwsblad.

The group has put an interactive map of the region online where people can indicate where they have searched.

The teacher from Ekeren left Saturday morning around 10 o'clock from his parents' home in Sint-Niklaas; without a mobile or wallet. Two witnesses saw him walking later that day, in the direction of the E34 highway.

'That's nothing for Wout. But he felt bad for a while, 'says his brother. 'He was walking in the direction of the motorway, so he can also have a lift, or he is crossing the border to the Netherlands. '

The police also help with the search.

Wout is 1 meter 68 and wore dark gray jeans, white athletic shoes and a gray sleeveless T-shirt on Saturday. Whoever saw him is asked to contact the police on the number 0800-30. 300.