A big search operation for a missing person took place on Tuesday night and Wednesday in Neuberg an der Mürz. A total of 33 mountain rescuers from the Mürztal area and 63 men and women from the volunteer fire departments of Neuberg an der Mürz, Kapellen, Krampen, Mürzsteg, Frein and Altenberg, two fire departments (BTF Voestalpine Tubulars and fire department Kindberg city) with special search drones, 3 Alpine police officers and last but not least 4 dog handlers with their mountain rescue dogs specially trained to search for humans were looking for an 82-year-old local man, who had presumably already set out on Monday to search for mushrooms and had not returned home. Wednesday could the helicopter of the BMI support the search. The missing person could not be found. Thursday the search will be continued by a special dog squadron.