Possible sighting of Brandon man in Germany

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Missing hiker Jeff Freiheit might have been seen on Aug. 3, according to the latest information coming out of a German investigation.

This would bring the 32-year-old Brandon educator’s last appearance one day closer than his last previously confirmed sighting on Aug. 2, in Bad Tölz, Germany.

According to Freiheit’s wife, Selena, they received a tip that two girls helped an English man at a grocery store in Jachenau, Germany, on that date.

She said it’s unclear whether this man was Freiheit, and that investigators were trying to track down the girls.

This was the most updated information available as of Friday morning. Freiheit has not been heard from in more than two weeks.

Freiheit was travelling alone along the Der Traumpfad hiking trail, which spans from Munich to Venice. He had booked overnight accommodations along the path he intended to hike, but failed to show up.

On Friday, the Mountain Search and Rescue police were slated to do a detailed search of the area that he was last seen, to where he was supposed to spend the night, according to a Facebook post by his wife.

Selena and Freiheit’s mom, Kathy Freiheit, arrived in Germany Aug. 12 to assist in search efforts for Freiheit.

A GoFundMe page created by Jennalee Anne has raised $36,065 in five days, with funds going to help with private search parties, according to the post on the GoFundMe page.

A group was also created on Facebook called “Volunteers searching for Jeff Freiheit.” The case has been gaining a lot of support, with the most recent update by Selena about the possibility of an Aug. 3 sighting being shared more than 2,000 times.

— Brandon Sun