A Belgian tourist has been missing for almost two weeks on the island of São Jorge in the Portuguese archipelago the Arzores. Laurence De Potter has been missing since 9 September Police in the municipality Calheta were informed of Ms De Potters disappearance.
The local police commissioner says that several search teams have been deployed and that drones are being used to comb various areas on the island. 49-year-old Laurence De Potter had a backpack and a mobile phone with her when she was last seen on 9 September.
The rest of her personal belongings were at the campsite where she was staying in Calheta. The Belgian Foreign Affairs Department is closely monitoring the case and is in close contact with the Belgian Embassy in Lisbon, as well as with the Belgian and Portuguese police.