{
  "id": 9112250,
  "title": "Family of Thai woman in Germany seek help after five weeks without contact",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/family-of-thai-woman-in-germany-seek-help-after-five-weeks-without",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T04:43:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Thaiger",
    "slug": "the-thaiger",
    "url": "https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thai-family-searches-for-missing-woman-in-germany"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The family of a Thai woman in Germany is urgently seeking assistance after their 43-year-old sister, Lapasrada Stenzel, has been missing for over five weeks. Lapasrada married a German man, David Stenzel, and moved to Oberkotzau, Bavaria, about four to five years ago. Despite maintaining contact with her family in Thailand through social media platforms like Facebook Messenger and LINE, Karatploy Kub, Lapasrada's sister, has not heard from her since August 17. The family has no contact information for Lapasrada's husband or anyone else in the household. Despite over 50 people responding to Karatploy's Facebook plea, speculations have arisen that Lapasrada may have deliberately cut off communication to avoid requests for money, which the family firmly denies. The family has not reported Lapasrada missing to Thai or German authorities. The story echoes previous missing person cases that gained attention on social media, leading to the eventual reunion of families.",
  "summary": "A Thai woman turned to social media to search for her missing older sister, who moved to Bavaria, Germany, after marrying a German man and has been out of contact with her family in Thailand for more than a month. The woman, identified as Karatploy Kub, shared details of her missing 43 year old sister, … The story Family of Thai woman in Germany seek help after five weeks without contact as seen…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}