MISSING PERSON

Georg Weber
Missing since July 27, 1996 from Death Valley, Inyo County, California.
Classification: Lost/Injured Missing

Vital Statistics

  • Date Of Birth: February 26, 1986
  • Age at Time of Disappearance: 10 years old
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: White (German) male. Blond hair; blue/gray eyes. Slender build.

Circumstances of Disappearance
Egbert Rimkus, his girlfriend, Cornelia Meyer, his son Georg Weber and Meyer's four year old son Max, disappeared from Death Valley on July 22, 1996. Photos and vital statistics for Max Meyer are not available. The four had arrived from Germany in the US earlier in July and were going through California to Las Vegas in a minivan rented in Los Angeles. They were expected to return to Germany on July 29 but their reserved seats aboard a TWA flight remained empty. They were listed as missing persons by Interpol on August 14. On October 26, 1996 a Park Ranger on an aerial surveillance mission spotted their van stuck in a wash at Anvil Spring Canyon, a wilderness area closed to vehicular traffic. Three of its four tires were flat. There was no sign of the four German tourists. The official search for the missing tourists was called off on October 26. Rimkus’ remains were discovered in Death Valley in November 2009 and identified in June 2010, but the others remain missing.

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Inyo County Sheriff's Office
760-786-2238

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MISSING PERSON

Cornelia Meyer
Missing since July 27, 1996 from Death Valley, Inyo County, California.
Classification: Lost/Injured Missing

Vital Statistics

  • Date Of Birth: October 15, 1968
  • Age at Time of Disappearance: 28 years old
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: White (German)female. Black hair. .
  • AKA: Conny.

Circumstances of Disappearance
Egbert Rimkus, his girlfriend, Cornelia Meyer, his son Georg Weber and Meyer's four year old son Max, disappeared from Death Valley on July 22, 1996. Photos and vital statistics for Max Meyer are not available. The four had arrived from Germany in the US earlier in July and were going through California to Las Vegas in a minivan rented in Los Angeles. They were expected to return to Germany on July 29 but their reserved seats aboard a TWA flight remained empty. They were listed as missing persons by Interpol on August 14. On October 26, 1996 a Park Ranger on an aerial surveillance mission spotted their van stuck in a wash at Anvil Spring Canyon, a wilderness area closed to vehicular traffic. Three of its four tires were flat. There was no sign of the four German tourists. The official search for the missing tourists was called off on October 26. Rimkus’ remains were discovered in Death Valley in November 2009 and identified in June 2010, but the others remain missing.

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Inyo County Sheriff's Office
760-786-2238

Sponsored by For the Lost – California Kids program